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Abbott wins OK for drug-coated heart stent
By Reuters | 02 Jul 2008 | 04:34 PM ET
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Abbott Laboratories won U.S. approval to sell its drug-coated heart stent called Xience, the company said on Wednesday.

Xience is the newest entry in a multibillion-dollar market that includes devices sold by Johnson & Johnson , Boston Scientific and Medtronic Inc.

Abbott [ABT  Loading...      ()   ] said it plans to launch its stent immediately.

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