Taxus Express
March 5, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
On March 4, 2004, Boston Scientific announced that Taxus Express, its paclitaxel-eluting stent system for the treatment of coronary artery disease, had received FDA approval. The company indicated that it planned to launch Taxus Express in the United States immediately. Cordis Corporation’s Cypher™ stent (see Week and the newly approved Taxus stent are currently the [...]
Surveillance Summary Feb 25 – March 5, 2004
March 5, 2004 by admin · Leave a Comment
Our surveillance program experienced light activity throughout Week 10 of 2004. A total of 18 technology updates were recorded; 4 of these were new additions to the Biohorizon Emerging Health Technology Database (new detects), while the remaining 14 were updates made to existing technology records. This week’s average Health Technology Impact Score is 45, up [...]