FDA approves Medtronic’s drug-coated balloon to treat long superficial femoral artery lesions

The FDA approved Medtronic‘s (NYSE:MDT) In.Pact Admiral drug-coated balloon to treat long superficial femoral artery lesions up to 360mm in patients with peripheral artery disease, the medtech giant touted today.

In a 227-patient global trial, participants treated with Medtronic’s drug-device combination therapy had a one-year patency rate of 89.1% and a clinically-driven target revascularization rate of 7.1%.

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