Bench evaluation of the Fantom scaffold (REVA) in bifurcations
European Bifurcation Club 2019, EBC 2019 – Barcelona, Spain
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Usability of Fantom Bioresorbable Scaffold in Non Complex Bifurcations: Technical Analysis in Bench Models
Author: Gabor G. Toth, MD, PhD, University Heart Centre Graz, Austria
AIM
To evaluate, whether POT-SB-POT technique can be considered as a reasonable bail-out option for Fantom® bioresorbable scaffold, to tackle a simple bifurcation lesion
CONCLUSION
- Fantom® polycarbonate copolymer coronary scaffold is considered to have improved structural characteristics
- Still, marked structural destruction of the scaffold has been observed in bench models when doing POT-SB-POT approach
- Considering that POT-SB-POT might be ‘the most gentle’ bifurcation technique from device point of view
- Therefore the use of Fantom® in any bifurcation anatomy should be strongly discouraged.