Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the treatment of aortic stenosis, offering a minimally invasive alternative to open-heart surgery. Now an Indian company seems to have promising progress with their product. Among the emerging technologies in this space is the Myval TAVR valve, developed by Meril Life Sciences, headquartered...
Indian Stents Gaining Global Market Share
Surat, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, is typically known for the diamond cutting business. The inventor of a laser cutter machine in the 1980s that was widely adopted by local gem cutters, decided to modify the technology to cut metal tubes to make coronary stents. This expertise in manufacturing...
Prospect for Stent Market in India are Upbeat
While Johnson & Johnson’s Cordis withdrew from India, companies such as Abbott Laboratories - Vascular, Boston Scientific Corporation, Medtronic Inc. and other players like Biotronik, Sahajanand Medical Technologies, Meril Life Sciences and Translumina Therapeutics are vying to expand their presence in India through investments in the coronary stent market, according...
Indian stent firm to export
According to DNA India, Indian stent manufacturers are flourishing in overseas market, especially in regions where regulatory clearances are relatively easy to get (such as South East Asia, Middle East, Latin America, or Eastern Europe). According to Gautam Tripathy, national head of Meril Life Sciences, its stents have a big...