First bioabsorbable drug-eluting stent approved

The first of a new generation of stents have been approved by European health authorities in early January 2011. This stent is fully bioabsorbable, leaving no trace, and allowing the coronary artery to resume its flexibility and natural movements with each heartbeat....

Experts design elastic iron for surgeries, buildings

Fri, Mar 19 2010 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Researchers in Japan have designed a super-elastic iron alloy which they hope can be used in sophisticated heart and brain surgeries and even buildings in earthquake zones. In a paper published on Friday in the journal...