History, Gruentzig, and Abbott ’s Absorb “Dissolving Stent”

There ’s a lesson for the Absorb BVS in the history of interventional cardiology (an area of particular interest in this 40th anniversary of angioplasty year). Andreas Gruentzig, the inventor of coronary angioplasty had very specific requirements of physicians who were going to start using his balloons, and he also resisted the urge to over-publicize.
Source: Burts Stent Blog : The Voice in the Ear - Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: blogs