stent

     

In meicine, a stent is a tube that is inserted into a natural conduit of the body to prevent or counteract a disease-induced localized flow constriction. The term may also refer to a tube used to temporarily hold such a natural conduit open to allow access for surgery.

Trivia about stent

  • (Dr. Oz holds a small wire mesh tube.) These wire mesh tubes are used to prop open an artery during balloon angioplasty & expand & lock into place as the balloon is inflated