Cordis today announced positive 24-month results from a study evaluating its Selution SLR drug-eluting balloon (DEB). Selution SLR offers endovascular therapy for de novo and non-stented restenotic lesions in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and the popliteal artery (PA). Cordis acquired the DEB technology from MedAlliance for $1.135 billion last fall. The company presented data […]
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Cordis acquires drug-eluting balloon maker MedAlliance for up to $1.135B
MedAlliance announced today that Cordis acquired it for a total consideration that could reach up to $1.135 billion. The companies initially announced the planned deal in October of last year. Cordis, which develops interventional cardiovascular and endovascular technologies, made a $35 million investment last year. Its upfront closing payment totals $200 million, with achievement milestones […]
Cordis, Medinol tout first commercial implants of Elunir drug-eluting stent in U.S.
Cordis and Medinol announced today that the first commercial uses of the Elunir drug-eluting stent in the U.S. were performed at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and the Piedmont Heart Institute in Atlanta. The Elunir stent, developed by Medinol and distributed by Cordis, features a metallic spring tip and the narrowest strut width of […]
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 […]
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 […]
