Proven Efficacy
of the Biolimus A9™ Drug
Proven Efficacy
of the Biolimus A9™ Drug
- Lower level of late loss achieved in the LEADERS trial with the BioMatrix Flex™ (Biolimus A9™) eluting stent at 9 months compared to the Cypher® Select™ stent8
- In Stent late loss in LEADERS = 0.13mm8
- Minimizes systemic exposure and reduces the drug circulating in the bloodstream
- Due to high lipophilicity, the drug is rapidly absorbed by tissue
| 1. | Data on file at Biosensors International |
| 8. | Windecker, S. et al., Biolimus-eluting stent with biodegradable polymer versus Sirolimus-eluting stent with durable polymer for coronary revascularization (LEADERS): a randomised non inferiority trial; The Lancet 2008; 372 No. 9644: 1163-1173 |
| 9. | Windecker, S. et al., NEJM 2005; Morice, M.-C. et al., JAMA 2006; Serruys, P.W. et al., EuroIntervention 2006; Stone, G.W. et al., JAMA 2008; Costa, M. et al., Am J Card 2006; Chevalier, B. et al., EuroIntervention 2006; Ostojic, M. et al., EuroIntervention 2008; Stone, G.W. et al., NEJM 2004; Krukoff, M.W., JACC 2008; Verheye, S. et al., ACC/SCAI 2008 |
| The BioMatrix Flex™ stent is indicated in diabetics, STEMI and ACS patients for stents lengths up to 28 mm. | |
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