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Boston Scientific Taxus Stent
Boston Scientific Taxus Stent
The Boston Scientific Taxus Express Stent was approved in March 2004 and has made the company into the largest coronary stent manufacturer in the U.S. The stent emits paclitaxel, a drug intended to inhibit restenosis caused by scar tissue growth. The stent uses a proprietary polymer, Translute™, to control the release of the drug paclitaxel. In late November 2006, a new meta analysis by the Cleveland Clinic of 14 studies of drug coated heart stents found that the incidence of blood clots with these newer devices is four to five times the incidence associated with the original metal stents which eluted no drugs. Because of the increased risk of thrombosis and resulting heart attacks, patients with the paclitaxel-eluting Boston Scientific Taxus stent are required to take anti-clotting medications for six months or more. If you or a loved one have a Taxus stent and have suffered clotting as a result, contact Parker & Waichman, LLP for a free legal case consultation. Call 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636) or fill out the form at the right for legal assistance.Taxus Stent Recalls
Boston Scientific Corp., the largest maker of heart stents, has had multiple voluntary recalls of its drug-coated Taxus devices because of defects in the delivery system. About 200 Taxus stents were recalled in July 2004. After identifying further problems, the company recalled 85,000 Taxus stents (both drug coated and bare metal types) later that month. In August 2004, an additional 3,000 Taxus stents were recalled that had been manufacturered prior to the aforementioned recalls. The catheter problems appear to have been caused when too much heat was applied during the laser welding stage in the manufacturing process, the company said.
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Efficacy of heart stents called into question
Mar 27, 2007 | Financial Times
A seven-year US study has called into question whether doctors are overusing heart stents, the blockbuster tiny wire mesh tubes used to prop open narrowing coronary arteries. The results of the study, called Courage, added more uncertainty to a stent market that recently has been thrown into flux over questions of safety, appropriate usage and new competition. This flux was also highlighted by a 7 per cent fall in the share price of Boston Scientific, a leading US stent maker, because new...
Angioplasty no better than drugs, study says
Mar 27, 2007 | Boston Globe
A large and long-awaited study finds that angioplasty works no better than medication at preventing heart attacks or death, a finding that could slow the growth of one of medicine's most common cardiac interventions. The research comes on the heels of a growing debate over whether some patients are getting unnecessary angioplasty, a procedure that involves using a tiny balloon and metal scaffolds called stents to prop open clogged arteries. Angioplasty is recommended for those with fully...
Study: Heart Stents Often Not Worth the Risk or Cost
Mar 27, 2007 | NewsInferno.com
A highly anticipated new study has called into question the long-term effectiveness of stents in the treatment of stable coronary artery disease. Researchers have determined that the use of drug therapy (including blood-pressure and cholesterol drugs) is just as effective in preventing heart attacks or death when compared to a combination of drug therapy and stent implantation. The study results were shared this week at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) annual Scientific Session...
Heart Stents No Better Than Treating Stable Heart Patients With Medication, Study Shows
Mar 26, 2007 | Washington Post
The study of more than 2,000 patients found that those who underwent the expensive procedure, known as angioplasty, in non-emergency situations were no less likely to suffer a heart attack or die than those who only took aspirin and other medicines to thin their blood and lower blood pressure and cholesterol, along with adopting life style changes. The study is the first large, well-designed comparison of angioplasty to non-surgical care for patients who are not actually having heart attack or...
Heart stent makers brace for new heart study
Mar 26, 2007 | AP
Wall Street analysts and many doctors expect another potential setback for makers of stents when results of a blockbuster study Tuesday will answer whether an artery-opening procedure plus drugs is better than medication alone for lower-risk heart patients with chest pain. It's the first big study to directly compare angioplasty procedures with drug therapy alone as a way to prevent heart attacks and deaths in non-emergency cases. If the research reaches the conclusion many analysts and...
Boston Scientific Taxus Stent
Quick Facts
Boston Scientific Taxus Stent Reference Guide
Date Approved
March 4, 2004
Manufacturer
Boston Scientific Corp.
Status
Recall July 2, 2004
Recall July 16, 2004
Recall August 5, 2004
March 4, 2004
Manufacturer
Boston Scientific Corp.
Status
Recall July 2, 2004
Recall July 16, 2004
Recall August 5, 2004
Approved Uses
Restenosis of arteries & blood vessels
Complications
Death
Blood Clots
Heart Attacks
Stroke
Related Topics
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Drug Coated Stents
Blood Clots
Heart Attacks
Stroke
Diseases
Defective Medical Devices
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