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Medical device maker Boston Scientific said Monday it received European marketing approval for its latest drug-coated stent technology, which prevents blocked arteries.
Medical product conglomerate Johnson & Johnson said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved a smaller version of its drug-coated stent, Cypher.
A federal appeals court on Thursday sided with Johnson & Johnson in a long-running patent dispute with rival Boston Scientific over technology used in artery-opening stents.
Several competing drug and medical device makers are starting an international collaboration to find out the best way to prevent potentially deadly blood clots from forming in heart patients who have artery-opening stents implanted.
Gunther Stent, who helped pioneer the field of molecular biology as one of the first scientists to confirm the structure of DNA, has died. He was 84.
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday laid out new guidelines for the testing of drug-coated stents, more than two years after safety concerns curtailed use of the devices.
Bioabsorbable stents show promise"In addition to the ABSORB study presenting the longest ever follow up data for a bioabsorbable stent, the investigators used multiple imaging systems, including Optical Coherence Tomography.
Stenting not necessary in late treatment of heart attacksTwo years ago, a major study found that many patients who receive delayed treatment for a heart attack do just as well with drugs alone as they do with drugs plus stents to prop open their blocked arteries.
Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for Endeavor(R) Zotarolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent SystemMarking a major development in the field of interventional cardiology, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced today that it has received approval from the U.S.
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