One possible trouble spot: drug-coated Cypher stent.    From Wordnik.com.  [J&J Reports Results; Gain Forecast in PPI] Reference

Boston Scientific is the leading player in drug-coated stents.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boston Scientific Stent Wins Approval] Reference

An outside panel said the FDA should approve a Medtronic drug-coated stent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medtronic's Endeavor Stent] Reference

The use of drug-coated stents has been studied in patients having heart attacks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corrections & Amplifications] Reference

Weak sales spots continued to be J&J's anemia treatments and drug-coated stents.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo's Progress] Reference

Akron Beacon Journal/Newscom Favorable studies have eased concerns about drug-coated stents.    From Wordnik.com.  [Study Might Ease Stent Fears] Reference

Medtronic is hoping the FDA will approve its proposed drug-coated stent by the end of this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [FDA Panel to Review Abbott Data] Reference

Last year's problems involved bulk supplies, vials of the medicine and drug-coated medical devices.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heparin Stirs New Fears] Reference

That business was helped by the recent U.S. introduction of Medtronic's "Endeavor" drug-coated stent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medtronic to Cut 1,100 Jobs] Reference

Sales of surgical-care and joint-reconstruction products increased, but sales of drug-coated stents fell.    From Wordnik.com.  [J&J's Profit Falls 2.5% as Sales Slip] Reference

But they're saying for people who are at lower risk, then the drug-coated stents may be a good option there.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2007] Reference

Boston Scientific has the most exposure to the market for drug-coated stents - and the most complex exposure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boston Scientific's Net Loss Narrows] Reference

Sales of drug-coated stents have fallen off in the last several quarters because of worries about blood clots.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boston Scientific's Net Loss Narrows] Reference

Current guidelines call for patients who get a drug-coated stent to remain on the medicine for at least a year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health Firms to Study Clots in Stent Patients] Reference

Boston Scientific Corp. 's third-quarter net loss narrowed despite continuing declines in drug-coated stent sales.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boston Scientific's Net Loss Narrows] Reference

The Texas case, filed in 2005, involved Boston Scientific's Taxus Express and Taxus Liberte stents, both drug-coated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boston Scientific Loses Verdict] Reference

Abbott Laboratories posted a link in a YouTube video to the safety and risk information for its Xience V drug-coated stent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corrections & Amplifications] Reference

Abbott said its Xience drug-coated stent gained the biggest market share in Japan following its February introduction there.    From Wordnik.com.  [Abbott Labs' Earnings, Outlook Hurt By Health Overhaul] Reference

Last week, Boston Scientific said its share in the U.S. market for drug-coated heart stents was steady in the third quarter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boston Scientific's Net Loss Narrows] Reference

J&J said the recall doesn't affect Cordis's Cypher drug-coated cardiac stent, as the stent isn't delivered on these balloons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Johnson & Johnson Unit] Reference

Austrian researchers found that drug-coated heart stents may not increase the risk of blood clots as much as previously thought.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2007] Reference

According to data from Abbott on Tuesday, its Xience drug-coated stent outperformed a blockbuster device from Boston Scientific.    From Wordnik.com.  [H-P Falls, EDS Rises] Reference

Abbotts Xience drug-coated stent, which hit the U.S. last summer, has quickly vaulted to a leading position in a rebounding market.    From Wordnik.com.  [Abbott Labs Posts 28% Rise in Net Income] Reference

At C Sixty, Sagman and his colleagues insert drug-coated fullerenes inside the virus that causes AIDS to prevent it from reproducing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tiny Weapons With Giant Potential] Reference

Most of the clinical studies compared Xience to Boston Scientific Corp. 's Taxus drug-coated stent and involved about 1,000 patients.    From Wordnik.com.  [FDA Panel to Review Abbott Data] Reference

An FDA panel of experts begins a two-day session to decide whether to recommend approval of Medtronic's new drug-coated Endeavor stent.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's Ahead] Reference

He also said the recall doesn't affect Cordis's "Cypher" drug-coated stent heart device, as the stent isn't delivered on these balloons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Johnson & Johnson's Cordis Unit] Reference

That was attributed to falling prices and new competition from Medtronic Inc., which launched its own drug-coated stent earlier this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Use of Coated Stents on the Rise] Reference

Abbott Laboratories received approval from China to sell its drug-coated Xience V stent, opening another market for the fast-growing product.    From Wordnik.com.  [Abbott Gets Chinese Clearance for Xience V Stent] Reference

Stents are small devices used to prop open previously clogged heart arteries, and drug-coated stents use medication to combat vessel renarrowing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Abbott Gets Chinese Clearance for Xience V Stent] Reference

Wall Street will continue to keep its eye on Abbott's new drug-coated stent, Xience V, which is expected to be approved in the U.S. during the second quarter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Abbott Posts Growth in All Sectors] Reference

Bruce Saffran, the plaintiff, sued in December 2005, alleging Boston Scientific's drug-coated stent system infringed a patent he owned that is valid until 2013.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judge Adds Interest To Patent Violation] Reference