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Article: Coherex Medical's Coherex FlatStent EF PFO Closure System Granted CE Mark Clearance for Closing PFOs - a Common Heart Defect; Company to Begin Sales/Marketing Efforts in Europe.
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- July 26, 2009
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Coherex Medical, Inc. announced that its Coherex FlatStent™ EF PFO Closure System has been granted CE Mark clearance for use in Europe and other countries to close Patent Foramen Ovales (PFO), a common heart defect found in approximately 20 percent of the worldwide population (see also Coherex Medical, Inc.).
As a result, Coherex Medical™ has begun initial efforts to ramp-up sales and marketing in Europe for its Coherex FlatStent EF PFO Closure System. The company also expects to make future announcements about its progress as it moves forward in these areas.
The Coherex FlatStent EF device is similar in use and function to self-expanding ...