B Braun launches Coroflex Please drug eluting stent

B Braun Melsungen AG, Germany, one of the midecal devices manufacturing, has launched the 'Drug eluting stent' (DES) - Coroflex Please - in India. The Coroflex please is designed to overcome current procedural limitations of the first generation DES.   

"Coroflex Please is a new generation stent, which is designed to improve safety and efficacy compared to earlier generation stent. The Platform is Coroflex which is a benchmark in terms of its flexibility and crossing profile, eluted with an effective anti-proliferative drug 'Paclitaxel' and an innovative technology.  

Coroflex Please drug eluting stent is used to treat coronary artery disease by helping open a narrowed or blocked artery and releasing the drug, Paclitaxel, in a controlled manner to prevent the artery from blocking again following a stent procedure.