N.Y. Presbyterian/Columbia implant EluNIR stent
Cordis and Medinol Announce First U.S. Commercial Implants of Innovative EluNIR™ Drug-Eluting Stent – by CardiovascularBusiness
DUBLIN, Ohio, January 11, 2018 — Cordis, a Cardinal Health company, and Medinol today announced that the first commercial cases using the EluNIR™ drug-eluting stent (DES) in the United States were performed at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City and the Piedmont Heart Institute in Atlanta.
“Our first patient cases with the EluNIR™ stent went perfectly and we are enthusiastic about the overall performance including the uniform vessel coverage and the delivery system with the metallic spring tip, which is unlike any other product in the market,” said Martin B. Leon, M.D., director of the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. “I have been following Medinol for over 20 years and am excited to see yet another one of the company’s innovative products launch in the U.S. market.”…..
