Boston Scientific Taxus Stent Side Effects
Boston Scientific Taxus Stent. The Boston Scientific Taxus Express Stent was approved in March 2004 and has made the company into the largest coronary stent manufacturer in the U.S. The stent emits paclitaxel, a drug intended to inhibit restenosis caused by scar tissue growth. The stent uses a proprietary polymer, Translute™, to … [Read more...] about Boston Scientific Taxus Stent Side Effects
Medtronic Shares Fall on Questions About Stent
Medtronic Stents Injury Lawsuits. We have been writing about a number of findings related to stents that were revealed at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting that took place recently in Washington. Because of the results of one of the studies, entitled Sort Out III, Medronic—a medical device maker—shares fell … [Read more...] about Medtronic Shares Fall on Questions About Stent
Boston Scientific Stent Approved Despite Problems
Boston Scientific Stent Approved by The FDA. Late last week, Boston Scientific Corporation announced that U.S. health regulators approved the next-generation version of its widely used Taxus drug-coated stent. Boston Scientifc plans to begin selling the stent in early November. Meanwhile, in March, Boston Scientific received an … [Read more...] about Boston Scientific Stent Approved Despite Problems
The heart of a stent debate
People With Drug Coated Stents Are Propane To Fatal Blood clots. Michael Young had a choice. Doctors could clear his three blocked coronary arteries by cracking open his chest and surgically bypassing them. Or they could clear them from within by inflating a tiny balloon and propping them open with wire-mesh stents, coated with a … [Read more...] about The heart of a stent debate
