St. Jude's AVERT Trial Data Induce Recall Of Silzone-Coated Heart Valve
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
St. Jude Medical's clinical study of the Regent mechanical heart valve henceforth will use only the non Silzone-coated version of the device, following the Jan. 24 recall of all products incorporating the proprietary antimicrobial coating, the firm says.