Abbott's Dissolving Stent Receives Health Canada Approval for Treating Blocked Arteries Below-the-Knee

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that Health Canada has authorized the Esprit™ BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold ...
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Cook stent keeps leg arteries open: FDA

(Reuters) - Medical device reviewers said a Cook Medical stent coated with a common cancer-fighting drug was safe and effective for treating clogged arteries in the thighs. Zilver PTX, the first ...
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FDA advisers back Cook stent for leg arteries

(Reuters) - U.S. health advisers on Thursday unanimously backed a new Cook Medical stent coated with a common cancer-fighting drug to treat clogged arteries in the thighs. A panel of outside experts ...
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For some patients with leg pain from narrowed arteries, exercise tops stents

For many of the 2 million to 3 million Americans with leg pain from narrowed arteries, exercise could be more effective than some surgeries, a University of Minnesota researcher says. The primary ...
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New procedure reopens leg arteries without using stents

As a machinist, Joe Sibinski is on his feet all day, but two years ago, one foot began to fail. "I woke up one night and my right foot was ice cold. I had a total loss of sensation I couldn't feel ...
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Medtronic Stent Resulted in 90% Freedom from Reinterventions in Narrowed Leg Arteries at 12 Months in International Study

New Clinical Data Presented for First Time at Medical Meetings in U.S. and Europe Show Durable Vessel Patency in Treating Atherosclerotic Lesions of Superficial Femoral Artery MINNEAPOLIS –– ...
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New, dissolvable stent option could help prevent people from losing limbs

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new stent that dissolves in the body could help prevent limb loss in people. The team at The Christ Hospital Health Network is among the first in the nation to use a new, ...
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Disappearing stent shows promise, may prevent leg amputation in P.A.D. patients

CLEVELAND — One in 20 Americans over age 50 has Peripheral Arterial Disease, or P.A.D. Not only does it raise the risk of heart attack and stroke, it can also lead to leg amputation. It happens when ...
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Blocked artery in your leg? Here’s what you should know

Millions of Americans have peripheral artery disease, a disorder primarily caused by fatty deposits that can narrow arteries and block blood flow to the legs. Often, the first symptom they feel is leg ...

New carotid artery stent lessens risk for stroke after surgery

New CGuard Prime Carotid Stent System from InspireMD has a finer mesh that prevents plaque or clots from flowing into the ...
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US FDA advisers back Cook stent for leg arteries

US advisers unanimously recommend Zilver PTX stent Cook stent coated with common cancer-fighting drug Could be first drug-coated stent for peripheral arteries Oct 13 (Reuters) - U.S. health advisers ...