Article: New Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Stent Now Available forEuropean Patients


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09-23-2009
New Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Stent Now Available forEuropean Patients
Type: News

Cook Medical, a company engaged in minimally invasive medical device technology, said the new CE Marked Zilver PTX Drug-Eluting Peripheral Stent is expected to improve the standard of care for many patients with serious blockages in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) by creating a highly effective, completely new treatment option.

In a release, the Company noted that in the largest clinical trial of its kind ever conducted, the Zilver PTX stent was shown to effectively bridge the gap between the patient results achieved using open surgical bypass graft procedure - which is typically ...

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