Dissolvable stents on trial

[bigfoot14]

Like I said earlier....

These are only just now starting Phase II trials in Europe, so here some of the issues that have to be overcome before we see these in the U.S.:

Phase II trial = 2 years

Phase III trials = 2 more years

Designed for arteries (and specifically cartiac arteries)

Will need trials here in the U.S.

So I think, it's 4-5 years before these are readily available for the arteries, and who knows how long til they're ready for the veins.....