Abbott (NYSE:ABT) announced today that it started the LIFE-BTK clinical trial for its Espirit BTK everolimus-eluting resorbable scaffold system. According to a news release, Abbott’s Espirit system is the first to begin an investigational device exemption (IDE) trial in the U.S. for a fully resorbable device for treating below-the-knee blocked arteries or critical limb ischemia (CLI) […]
drug-eluting stents
How Boston Sci is getting drug-eluting stents and balloons into legs
Boston Scientific officials think they have a leg up when it comes to bringing drug-eluting technology to bear on peripheral artery disease. That’s because the medical device giant has decades of experience with balloons and drug-eluting stents used around the heart. When it comes to treating the narrowing arteries in the legs and thighs, Boston […]