Cardiovascular Drug-Eluting Stent Developers, Products, Status

Developers of Cardiovascular Drug-Eluting Stents

Company	Stent	Drug	Status
Abbott Vascular Devices	ZoMaxx	Zotarolimus	In clinicals; ZOMAXX II trial approved 6/05
Avantec Vascular (Goodman)	Duraflex	Pimecrolimus	In development
Biosensors International	BioMatrix	Biolimus A9	In trials; Expects CE Mark in 2006
Boston Scientific	Taxus Express2	Paclitaxel	CE Mark 1/03; FDA approval 3/04
Boston Scientific	Taxus Liberté	Paclitaxel	CE Mark 9/05 (launched 1/05); FDA approval expected mid-2006
Conor Medsystems	CoStar	Paclitaxel	CE Marked 2/06
Conor Medsystems	(Next-generation CoStar)	Pimecrolimus	Pimecrolimus licensed from Novartis in 3/06; Testing two devices: one loaded with pimecrolimus and another with both pimecrolimus and paclitaxel
Cordis (J&J)	Cypher	Sirolimus	CE Mark; FDA approved, U.S. launch 4/03
Cordis	Cypher Select	Sirolimus	CE Mark in 2003
Cordis	Cypher Neo	Sirolimus	In development
CorNova	(Undisclosed)	(Undisclosed)	In development
Devax	Axxess Plus (bifurcated)	Biolimus A9	In clinicals (positive first-in-man data reported 11/05)
DISA Vascular	Stellium	Paclitaxel	In development
Estracure/Medivas/Picarus	(Undisclosed)	17-(beta)-Estradiol	In development
Guidant	Xience V	Everolimus	CE Mark 1/06; European launch pending
Medtronic	Endeavor	Zotarolimus	CE Mark 7/05; U.S. launch planned in 2007. RESOLUTE trial began 12/05
Occam International (subsidiary of Biosensors International)	Axxion	Paclitaxel	CE Mark 7/05
Relisys Medical Devices	(Undisclosed)	Paclitaxel	In clinicals
Sahajanand Medical Technologies (SMT)	Infinnium	Paclitaxel	CE Mark 12/05
Sorin Biomedica Cardio	Janus Flex	Tacrolimus	CE Mark; launched in Europe 2/06
Terumo	Nobori	Biolimus A9	Clinical trial launched 6/05
X-Cell Medical	Ethos	17-(beta)-Estradiol	In clinicals
Xtent	Xtent	Biolimus A9	In clinicals; European launch planned in 2007, U.S. in 2009

Note: CV Therapeutics and MIV Therapeutics (among others) are developing coatings for coronary drug stents.

Source: MedMarket Diligence, LLC

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