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Focal Inc. preclinical data

November 15, 1993 8:00 AM UTC

The company presented animal data showing that coating blood vessel interiors with the gel prevented clotting and kept vessels open following experimentally induced injury.

The company said that the polymer, applied through the coronary catheter used in the angioplasty procedure, and induced to gel by a laser, may reduce the incidence of artery reclosure after angioplasty and other vascular procedures. ...