WASHINGTON – The field of bioabsorbable stents – sometimes described as bioresorbable stents – has yet to bloom despite the long historical presence of the Igaki-Tamai bioabsorbable stent, made by Kyoto Medical Planning (Kyoto, Japan), although recent data returns on one of the new wave of bioabsorbables are described by a leading cardiovascular researcher as sufficient to "justify the prospect" of a randomized, controlled trial with a drug-eluting stent as the control article. (Medical Device Daily) Read More
