FDA advisers back ABSORB-dissolving heart stent

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Washington: Federal health advisers overwhelmingly backed the safety and effectiveness of an experimental medical implant that dissolves into the body after doing its job.
A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers voted unanimously Tuesday that the Absorb heart stent is effective for treating patients with narrowing arteries that can lead to heart attack and death. The same panel of cardiologists voted 9-1 in favor of the device's safety.
Abbott Laboratories has asked the FDA to approve its stent as an alternative to permanent, metal implants that have long been used to help brace arteries after they have been cleared of fatty plaque.
The vote is a nonbinding recommendation and the FDA will make its own decision on the device later this year.
Absorb is made of degradable material that's designed to stay intact for a year before gradually breaking down over the following two years.
A panel of Food and Drug Administration advisers voted unanimously Tuesday that the Absorb heart stent is effective for treating patients with narrowing arteries that can lead to heart attack and death. The same panel of cardiologists voted 9-1 in favor of the device's safety.
Abbott Laboratories has asked the FDA to approve its stent as an alternative to permanent, metal implants that have long been used to help brace arteries after they have been cleared of fatty plaque.
The vote is a nonbinding recommendation and the FDA will make its own decision on the device later this year.
Absorb is made of degradable material that's designed to stay intact for a year before gradually breaking down over the following two years.
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