By David Cassak
Given the phenomenal success of, first, bare metal coronary stents and, more recently, drug-eluting stents, it's sometimes difficult to imagine...
Biotronik's Disappearing Act
Any concerns about coronary stents and their safety have, obviously, long been put to rest. But one concern still lingers in the minds of some: why use a permanent device to do a temporary job? Phrased differently, how much better would it be to have a stent that, upon completing the remodeling job to keep the arteries open, simply disappeared? That's the promise of bioabsorbable stents. And one company, Berlin-based Biotronik GMBH & Co., hopes to capitalize on that promise.
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