Bioresorbable coronary scaffolds, designed to avoid the risks associated with the long-term implantation of metal stents, once captured the attention of medtech giants like Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX). But companies have since linked the use of these biodegradable polymer-based devices to a heightened risk of myocardial infarction and thrombosis, prompting Abbott to pull its Absorb […]
India’s NPPA cuts prices on drug-eluting stents by nearly 8%
India’s National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority cut prices on stents yet again, dropping the cost of certain stents by about 7.6%, according to a Reuters report. This time, the prices on drug releasing stents were cut from approximately $469.60 (INR ₹30,180) to $433.82 (INR ₹27,890), according to the report. The new price cap comes as somewhat […]
Cordis, Medinol win FDA nod for Elunir drug-eluting stent
Cordis and Medinol announced today that the FDA approved its Elunir drug-eluting stent for the treatment of patients with narrowing or blocked coronary arteries. The stent, designed by Medinol and distributed exclusively by Cordis in the U.S., features a novel metallic spring tip and the narrowest strut width of any stent on the market in […]
Price caps to keep Abbott’s Xience Sierra off the Indian market
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) reportedly won’t introduce its next-generation drug-eluting stent, the Xience Sierra, to the Indian market due to price caps there. The everolimus-eluting coronary stent, which won CE Mark approval in the European Union this week, is designed to allow cardiologists to treat the complex lesions that make up roughly 70% of cases. It offers […]
Biotronik’s Orsiro drug-eluting stent succeeds at five-year follow-up
Biotronik touted long-term safety and efficacy data for its Orsiro drug-eluting stent yesterday at this year’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting. Data from the Bioflow-II trial and the Bioflow-III registry demonstrated that Biotroniks’s device boasts strong safety and clinical performance at five years, the company reported. In the 268-patient group treated with Orsiro, 60-month data from […]
TCT 2017: OrbusNeich’s dual therapy stent non-inferior to Abbott’s Xience DES in 1-year follow-up
OrbusNeich touted results today from a pivotal registration study comparing its Combo dual therapy stent with Abbott‘s (NYSE:ABT) Xience stent in patients with ischemic heart disease. The trial is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of OrbusNeich’s combined endothelial progenitor cell capture and drug-eluting stent. The data showed that the device is non-inferior to Abbott’s drug-eluting […]
Elixir Medical unveils ‘bioadaptive’ metallic drug-eluting stent at TCT 2017
Interventional cardiologists have used stents to keep the heart’s coronary arteries open for decades. Transitioning from bare-metal stents to drug-eluting stents in the early 2000s brought tremendous benefits for patients. “But over the last 10 years, the technological progress and meaningful clinical improvements have plateaued,” Elixir Medical CEO Motasim Sirhan told Drug Delivery Business News. “When you stent an artery […]
TCT 2017: Abbott’s Xience coronary stent helps patients feel better faster than open-heart surgery
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) reported today that patients who were treated with the company’s Xience coronary stent for left-main coronary artery disease felt better faster compared to patients who had open-heart surgery. The data were presented at this year’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting during a late-breaking session. “For any treatment, it’s important to not only consider clinical outcomes […]
Cordis inks exclusive distribution deal for Medinol’s coronary stent portfolio in US
Cordis has inked an exclusive distribution deal to sell Medinol‘s coronary stents in the U.S., the company reported, adding a cobalt-chromium bare-metal stent and a drug-eluting stent to its portfolio. According to the deal, Cordis plans to start selling Medinol’s NIRxcell BMS immediately and will exclusively distribute the company’s EluNir drug-eluting stent if it wins FDA […]
Abbott wins CE Mark for next-gen Xience Sierra drug-eluting stent
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its next-generation drug-eluting stent, the Xience Sierra. The everolimus-eluting coronary stent is designed to allow cardiologists to treat the complex lesions that make up roughly 70% of cases, the Chicago-area healthcare giant said. It offers a thinner profile, increased flexibility, […]
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