Data Presented at Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Interventional Cardiology Demonstrate OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R Stent(TM) Has Better Outcomes When Compared to Drug-Elut...(re treated with the Genous stent.Antipla...),Health

Date:7/7/2008

re treated with the Genous stent. Antiplatelet therapy was stopped five days prior to scheduled surgery in all patients, with an average antiplatelet therapy duration of 12.5 days. After NCS, thienopyridine administration was not restarted and 100 mg per day of ASA was the only cardiac antiplatelet therapy at discharge. MACE, including in-hospital cardiac death, MI, stent thrombosis, surgical bleeding complications, need for revascularization and 30 day after surgery clinical follow- up, were evaluated.

The results of the study indicated an optimal acute procedural result in all patients. The 22 patients included in the study underwent uneventful NCS 10 to 22 days after coronary stent deployment. MACE rates were 0% at in-hospital follow-up and at one month follow-up.

"The Genous stent may offer a new, important and feasible therapeutic strategy for patients needing to undergo life-saving or undeferrable major noncardiac surgery early after coronary stent deployment," said Piscione.

Unlike drug-eluting stents, Genous, which is coated with an antibody, captures a patient's EPCs to accelerate the natural healing process. EPCs circulate in the bloodstream and are involved in the repair of blood vessels. When attracted to the surface of Genous, EPCs rapidly form an endothelial layer over the stent that provides protection against thrombus and minimizes restenosis.

OrbusNeich designs, develops, manufactures and markets innovative medical devices for the treatment of vascular diseases. The company's product portfolio includes the Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R stent(TM), an antibody-coated device that is the first-ever stent to capture a patient's endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to accelerate the natural healing process following placement. Other products are stents, balloons and guiding catheters marketed under the names of Blazer(TM), R stent(TM), Scoreflex(TM), Sapphire(TM), Avita(TM), Avita HP(TM), SafeCut(TM), Lumina(TM) and Saffron.

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