Stents Bioresorbable

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for bioresorbable stents. These devices are also referred to as bioabsorbable stents, bioresorbable scaffolds and dissolving stents.

Blog | September 26, 2014

Trends and New Data at TCT 2014

By Dave Fornell, editor of DAIC Magazine

The key take away messages from the 26th annual Transcatheter...

News | September 26, 2014

Biodegradable Polymer-coated Drug-Eluting Stent is not Inferior to Durable Polymer Stents

September 26, 2014 — A first-of-its kind study comparing the safety and efficacy of biodegradable polymer sirolimus-...

News | September 24, 2014

Study Compares Efficacy of Bioresorbable Stent to Best-in-Class Drug-Eluting Stents

September 24, 2014 — A new study that compares the use of an everolimus-eluting...

ABSORB II Study DES Xience Abbot Vascular

Feature | September 24, 2014

ABSORB II Study Shows Abbott's Dissolving Heart Device Comparable to the World's Leading Heart Stent

September 24, 2014 — Abbott announced positive one-year clinical results from ABSORB II, the world's first...

Videos | Stents Bioresorbable | September 24, 2014

TCT 2014: Current Data and the Future of Bioresorbable Stents

DAIC Editor, Dave Fornell, interviews Jim Hermiller, M.D., FACC, director of interventional cardiology, St. Vincent...

bioresorbable stents, dissolving stents, Absorb stent, BVS

Abbott has spearheaded bioresorbable stent technology with the development with its BVS. By far the BVS has the most clinical experience, with more than 13,000 patients around the world having been treated with the device.

Feature | Stents Bioresorbable | September 03, 2014 | Dave Fornell

Bioresorbable Stents Are the Way of the Future

(UPDATE...

News | July 10, 2014

480 Biomedical Awarded $1 Million Phase II NHLBI Contract to Advance Bioresorbable Scaffold Technology

July 10, 2014 — 480 Biomedical announced it has been awarded Phase II funding from the National Heart, Lung, and...