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- XIENCE Xpedition(TM) 48 Leverages Proven Design and Clinical Outcomes of the XIENCE Family of Drug Eluting Stents ABBOTT PARK, Ill., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced CE Mark in Europe for the XIENCE Xpedition(TM) 48 Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System, the first-of-its-kind treatment for very long blockages in the vessels that supply blood to the heart due to coronary artery disease (CAD). XIENCE Xpedition 48 leverages the proven design and...

WIESBADEN, Germany, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical device manufacturer OrbusNeich Medical Inc. and its subsidiary, OrbusNeich Medical GmbH (collectively "OrbusNeich") today announced that it has enforced the seizure of over 190 stent systems from Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) in connection with its patent infringement proceedings in the Dusseldorf Regional Court. The products were found on May 15, 2013, at the premises of Boston Scientific Medizintechnik GmbH in...

PARIS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The delayed healing of the coronary artery following physicians' use of drug eluting stents (DES), which increases patients' risks of developing thrombosis, is a top concern today of interventional cardiologists, according to the results of a survey announced at EuroPCR 2013 in Paris. In the online survey of 141 interventional cardiologists in Belgium, China, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Singapore and the United Kingdom,...

Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) in Pittsburgh has been selected to join the ABSORB III clinical trial, a multi-center international study exploring a unique bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS), a small mesh tube that is designed to open a blocked artery and then fully dissolve over time, leaving the vessel free of a permanent metallic implant. The FDA-approved study of the drug-eluting AbsorbTM BVS, made by healthcare company Abbott, is expected to enroll approximately 2,250 patients...

Results of Randomized JACK-EPC Trial Published in Minerva Cardioangiologica HONG KONG, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OrbusNeich today announced that the company's Genous Stent is associated with a significantly lower rate of binary restenosis compared to bare metal stents (BMS) in low-risk non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) patients at six months. Data from JACK-EPC, an investigator-initiated randomized study, were published in the June issue of Minerva...

NATICK, Mass., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) is scheduled to participate in Digestive Disease Week (DDW®) 2013, May 18-21 in Orlando, Fla. More than 24 clinical presentations will feature new data and analyses on products including the Boston Scientific SpyGlass® Direct Visualization System, WallFlex® Biliary RX Stent System and Expect® 19 Flex Endoscopic Ultrasound Aspiration Needle. "The insights and data included in these...

BOSTON and TEL AVIV, Israel, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- -Strong Conference Presence to Include Presentations/Educational Events Featuring the MGuard(TM) Embolic Protection Stent- - Company to Host Conference Call on Thursday, May 23rd to Review MASTER Data - InspireMD, Inc. ("InspireMD" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: NSPR), the leader in embolic protection stents, today announced a...

- More than 18 Million Brazilians have Reimbursable Access to MGuard EPS - BOSTON and TEL AVIV, Israel, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- InspireMD, Inc. ("InspireMD" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: NSPR), a leader in embolic protection stents, today announced that it received reimbursement approval for the MGuard(TM) Coronary Embolic Protection Stent (EPS) from UNIMED, Brazil's largest private health care insurer. Alan Milinazzo, InspireMD's President and CEO said,...

Interventional Cardiology Pioneer Aims to Offer Improved Detection of Cardiovascular Disease SINGAPORE, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Biosensors International Group, Ltd. ("Biosensors" or the "Company", Bloomberg: BIG SP; Reuters: BIOS.SI; SGX: B20), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative medical devices, announced on May 13, 2013 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Spectrum Dynamics, a leader in advanced functional assessment...

Study Evaluates Clinical Outcomes of Self-Expanding Metal Stents as a Bridge to Surgery NATICK, Mass., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The first patient has been enrolled in a clinical investigation evaluating the use of the Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) WallFlex® Biliary RX Stent, a self-expanding metal stent (SEMS), as a bridge to surgery compared with the absence of drainage prior to surgery. This multi-center, prospective, randomized study is expected to enroll 294...