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FDA approves Biotronik’s self-expanding stent system

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Biotronik Pulsar-18 T3 self-expanding stent
The Pulsar-18 T3 self-expanding stent. [Image from Biotronik]
Biotronik announced today that it received FDA approval for its Pulsar-18 T3 peripheral self-expanding stent system.

Pulsar-18 T3 combines a 4-French low-profile delivery system with a tri-axial system with a braided shaft design and thin struts with low chronic outward force (COF), creating an improved implantation procedure for endovascular treatments.

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