Kouanda, Abdul
Binmoeller, Kenneth
Hamerski, Christopher
Nett, Andrew
Bernabe, Jona
Watson, Rabindra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1429-7381
Article History
Received: 29 June 2020
Accepted: 3 December 2020
First Online: 21 January 2021
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Kenneth Binmoeller: Boston Scientific consultant. Inventor of the AXIOS stent and delivery system (no current financial interest in the technology). Founder and former Chief Medical Officer of Xlumena Inc (acquired by Boston Scientific). Christopher Hamerski: Boston Scientific consultant. Andrew Nett: Boston Scientific consultant. Rabindra Watson: Apollo Endo-surgery speaker and consultant; Boston Scientific consultant; Neptune Medical Inc consultant. Abdul Kouanda and Jona Bernabe MHSc have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
: The California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Internal Review Board (IRB) reviewed and approved the research protocol.