Guidant Stent Cleared for Additional Use

Guidant Corp. has announced that its stent system used to prop open clogged arteries has been cleared by regulators to treat another condition.

FDA granted approval for the company to market its ACS Multi-Link Duet coronary stent system for abrupt and threatened abrupt closure of arteries. This approval includes a 2.5-mm-diam stent and a 38-mm-long stent.

FDA had initially approved the coronary stent system on November 5, 1998, for first-time narrowing and renarrowing of coronary artery vessels.