FDAApril 26, 2017device
Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) system (Australia). The Absorb BVS is a temporary scaffold indicated for improving coronary luminal diameter that will eventually resorb and potentially facilitate normalization of vessel function in patients with ischemic heart disease due to de novo ...
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Abbott Vascular is initiating a recall of the Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) System due to studies showing elevated rates of major adverse events, specifically, myocardial infraction and scaffold thrombosis when compared to patients treated with the Xience metallic drug eluting stent.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
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