In a relatively classic scenario, established technologies have seen a loss of their once-premium pricing while emerging technologies are able to command an increasing premium as reward for their sophistication. The worldwide coronary stent market is following the predicted course. Bare metal stents have been on the market for more than a decade and have, [...]
As an exercise, I found it worthwhile to map out the various options available or under development for the treatment of coronary artery disease. We assess the emphasis of current, near-term and future possible options for treatment in the color-coded scheme: Bold, black: Current, dominant treatment options Green: Near term options with potential to gain [...]
Dr. Julio Palmaz, who with Dr. Richard Schatz patented the balloon-expandable stent, believes that, while the market for stents has evolved from bare metal stents to drug-eluting stents (DES), the inevitable limitation of DES will be that they lead to inflammatory response and that their real drawback is that they create a barrier between tissue [...]
PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 09, 2009 – The global market for coronary stents is owned largely by drug-eluting stents (DES), but the size of the patient pool, the drive for lowered cost, ever-increased efficacy and less trauma are spawning the development of multiple new technologies in coronary stents and competitive anti-restenosis technologies. The global [...]
In my regular review of industry press releases, patents (and applications), peer-reviewed journals and other medtech sources, I am occasionally struck by an article or paper that I find compellingly succinct or clear or detailed — or all of the above. The clinical background and technology development of coronary drug-eluting stents are areas I have [...]
The August 24, 2009, issue of the "Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants" presents a concise, yet accurately detailed view of the full context — coronary heart disease, clinical practice, demographics, complications, etc. — for the use of drug-eluting coronary stents. Having focused on drug-eluting stents (DES) from the product market analysis, I [...]
Different material types, constructions and designs comprise devices for anti-restenosis following interventional cardiology (percutaneous coronary intervention). These include drug-eluting stents (such as those of J&J/Cordis, Boston Scientific, Abbott and Medtronic), the stainless steel or CoCr bare metal stents of J&J/Cordis, Abbott, Sahajanand Medical Technologies, and others. Below is a selection of the anti-restenosis device types [...]
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