Prior to the development of the cardiac stent,surgeons used balloons to clear obstructed heart vessels,but there was no way to ensure the vessels would stay open.The stent is a tiny metal scaffold that props open the formerly obstructed blood vessel and keeps it from becoming obstructed again.Surgeons who use the stent had to engage in a great deal of learning to understand its use and how valuable a tool it was in patient care.There was nothing like the stent on the market when it first appeared.The cardiac stent was an example of a .
A)competitive innovation
B)nonradical innovation
C)dynamically continuous innovation
D)discontinuous innovation
E)continuous innovation

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The cardiac stent was a discontinuous innovation because it was a completely new product that significantly changed the way heart vessel obstructions were treated, requiring new learning and adoption by surgeons.

Prior to the Development of the Cardiac Stent,surgeons Used Balloons