Taxus Stent Attorneys
Boston Scientific Corp., one of world's largest medical device manufacturers,
confirmed there is an increased risk of blood clots with its drug-coated
Taxus stent, a device used during angioplasties to hold open arteries
after a small balloon clears out the blockage.
Boston Scientific was forced to recall the Taxus Stent. They recalled
85,000 of these Taxus Stents because of the propensity of the balloons
to fail and deflate enough to require immediate bypass surgery. There
has been one death, 16 serious injuries, and 42 complaints of problems
with the Taxus Stent.
Drug-coated stents have gained in popularity because they prevent arterial
scarring after implantation, which may cause arteries to narrow again.
Nearly 6 million patients worldwide have received coated, or "drug-eluting,"
stents in recent years, and the market is worth more than $5 billion a
year. Taxus and Johnson and Johnson's Cypher stent are the market leaders.
Another similar device with similar problems is the Boston Scientific
Express Stent. This stent provides support for arteries damaged by cardiovascular
diseases. These devices are prone to severe accidents due to a manufacturer's
defect that causes the balloons to fail to deflate properly, causing them
to get stuck inside the patient when doctors remove the catheter that
inflates the balloon. Boston Scientific recalled more than 99,000 of these
stents, and ordered hospitals to stop using the device.
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