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  • Abbott's Breakthrough Dissolving Stent Receives FDA Approval for Arteries Below the Knee

    • More than 20 million people in the U.S. are living with peripheral artery disease (PAD) yet there have been limited treatment options
    • The first-of-its-kind Esprit™ BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold dissolves over time after it has opened blocked arteries below the knee (BTK)
    • The Esprit BTK System is a dissolving stent that offers the possibility of better outcomes for people with the most severe form of PAD

    ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Esprit™ BTK Everolimus Eluting Resorbable Scaffold System (Esprit BTK System), a breakthrough innovation for people with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) below-the-knee (BTK). The Esprit BTK System is designed to keep arteries open and deliver a drug (Everolimus) to support vessel healing prior to completely dissolving.

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