Elixir Medical Corp.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Elixir Medical Corp. aims to address the shortcomings of current drug-eluting stents, such as late stent thrombosis, dual antiplatelet therapy duration and better efficacy in more complex disease. Elixir's technology innovations include what it describes as the thinnest durable biocompatible polymer coating, an ultra-thin biodegradable polymer coating and a fully biodegradable drug eluting stent.
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