AngioScore in Japan
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Firm plans an April launch of its AngioSculpt scoring balloon catheter in Japan for treatment of coronary artery disease, AngioScore announces upon approval in that country Jan. 28. Available in Europe since 2004, AngioSculpt received FDA approval in January 2007 for use in the coronary arteries (1"The Gray Sheet" Jan. 15, 2007, p. 16). According to AngioScore, more than 180,000 interventional procedures are done in Japan each year