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Spectranetics' Laser Catheter Approved in Europe

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 9 -- Spectranetics Corp. has received approval for European marketing of a laser angioplasty catheter designed for use in larger heart vessels. The Vitesse C-OS (optimal spacing) 2.2-mm catheter is the largest diameter coronary catheter manufactured by Spectranetics. The device also may be used to clear coronary stents -- metallic scaffolds implanted to support arterial walls -- which have narrowed or constricted, a condition known as in-stent restenosis. Previously Spectranetics had received the CE mark of approval for treatment in Europe of in-stent restenosis...Read full article

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    Published: September 1999
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