Abbott�s and Medtronic�s new stents may be easier to insert, but not safer than earlier generation products
January 13, 2008 09:55

According to a report in the Financial Times, two drug-eluting stents entering the medical device market are easier for surgeons to insert, but their safety and efficacy profiles will be comparable to their predecessors, physicians told Pharmawire. And the prior stents have shown problems, so this is not a step in the right direciton.