Self-Expanding Stents
First Patients Enrolled in the U.S. OPEN Clinical Trial of the FlexStent(R) Femoropopliteal SE Stent System
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, October 9th, 2011
2011 OCT 9 -- Flexible Stenting Solutions Inc. announced the successful treatment of the first two patients enrolled in the OPEN (Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of the FlexStent® FemorOPopliteal Self-Expanding StENt System) clinical trial. The first patient was treated at Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation located in Davenport, Iowa by the site's Principal Investigator and President, Dr. Eric J. Dippel. Shortly thereafter, FSS's National Study Principle Investigator for the OPEN trial, Dr. William Gray, treated his first patient at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital where he is the Director of Endovascular Intervention.
The intent of the OPEN...
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