Biomedical Materials, October 1st, 2003
The first European implants of the non-vascular pulmonary stents manufactured by US company Alveolus Inc took place in Germany in September, following the granting of European approval. The stents, two bronchial and one tracheal, were implanted in three patients at the Lungenklinik in Hemer, Germany by interventional pulmonologist Dr Lutz Freitag.
Alveolus gained US Food and Drug Administration approval earlier this year and has already begun selling its products in the US market. Now, armed also with the CE mark, the company will be targeting the ...
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