WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Boston Scientific Corp.(BSX) and Asahi Intecc have formalized plans to develop a new, differentiated fractional flow reserve or FFR wire.
The FFR market is an emerging field in interventional cardiology that exceeds $250 million worldwide and is experiencing a double digit growth rate. FFR guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is cost effective and also reduces one-year major adverse cardiac events (MACE) rates. The jointly developed FFR wire will be designed for use with the Boston Scientific POLARIS Multi-Modality Imaging System.
The companies have also agreed to collaborate on key enhancements to the Boston Scientific RotaWire Atherectomy Guidewire. Asahi Intecc will provide components for the new RotaWire which is designed by Boston Scientific to provide improved control and handling. The RotaWire is a unique 0.009' wire that is used within the Boston Scientific market leading Rotablator Rotational Atherectomy System to treat calcified lesions in coronary arteries.
Asahi Intecc specializes in wire drawing, wire forming, torque transmission, and coating processes for percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography (PTCA) guidewires.
Boston Scientific anticipates commercializing both specialty wires in 2015.
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