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Figure 2.11 Sorts of carotid artery stents and protection devices: (a) Filter
wire EZ (arrow) protection device and carotid wall stent carotid
artery stent (double arrow) by Boston Scientiic Japan Co.). (b)
Angioguard protection device by Johnson and Johnson Co. (c)
Precise carotid artery stent by Johnson and Johnson Co.

Figure 2.12 Right carotid artery stenosis: (a) Severe stenosis of right
carotid artery (arrow). (b) Small-size balloon inlates from
the front (black arrow). The Angioguard protection device is
deployed upstream (white arrow). (c) Catheter delivering the
stent is inserted within the blood vessel with stenosis (black
arrow).