SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- REVA Medical, Inc. (ASX:RVA) ("REVA" or the "Company") announces that the first follow-up imaging assessment of the ReZolve® scaffold was presented during a live case session at the Transcatheter Therapeutics Conference being held this week in Miami, Florida. The images included angiography, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) and were presented by Dr. Alexandre Abizaid, the Company's principal investigator for the RESTORE clinical trial, from the Dante Pazzanese Institute de Cardiologie, located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The angiography, IVUS, and OCT images revealed excellent scaffold apposition and a widely patent vessel. The unique radiopacity of the scaffold enabled it to be fully visible under all three imaging modalities.
"This early follow-up confirms our confidence that the ReZolve scaffold is performing well in our patients," commented REVA's CEO, Bob Stockman. "We look forward to additional imaging assessments scheduled to begin later this year."
About REVA
REVA is a development stage medical device company incorporated in Delaware, USA, that is focused on the development and eventual commercialization of its proprietary bioresorbable stent products. REVA's initial product, the ReZolve® scaffold, which is in a clinical study phase, combines REVA's proprietary stent design with a proprietary polymer that is metabolized and cleared from the body. The ReZolve scaffold is designed to offer full x-ray visibility, clinically relevant sizing, and a controlled and safe resorption rate. In addition, by early encapsulation of the stent in the artery tissue coupled with the loss of scaffold structure over time, the ReZolve scaffold may reduce the incidence of late forming blood clots, or thrombosis, a rare but serious problem associated with drug-eluting metal stents currently on the market. REVA will require clinical results and regulatory approval before it can begin selling the ReZolve scaffold.
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