STENTYS S.A. (STNT.PA),
a medical technology company that is commercializing the world's
first and only self-apposing stent to treat Acute Myocardial
Infarction (AMI), announced today that it has enrolled the
500-patient target of the international APPOSITION III study for
its Self-Apposing Stent.
"The study completion is a critical milestone that was delivered on time
and demonstrates the growing adoption of the Self-Apposing technology as the
solution for treating heart attack patients,” said Gonzague
Issenmann, CEO and co-founder of STENTYS. "Given the outstanding
clinical results to date and the fast pace of enrollment, we have
decided to continue enrollment in order to keep accumulating clinical
data.”
"Cardiologists in our cath lab continue to be excited to participate in
the APPOSITION III study and to have the advantage of using the STENTYS
Self-Apposing Stent to treat our AMI patients,” added study investigator Dr.
Karel Koch, M.D., Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, the
Netherlands.
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) affects 100,000 people each year in
France and an additional 900,000 people in the United States and
represents an annual worldwide market of approximately $2 billion.
About STENTYS
Based in Princeton, N.J., and Paris, STENTYS has developed a new
generation of stents to treat acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Founded
by Jacques Séguin, M.D., Ph.D.,
and Gonzague Issenmann,
STENTYS received CE-marking for its flagship products in 2010. Its self-apposing
stent adapts to the anatomic changes of the arteries in the
post-infarction phase and thus prevents the malapposition
problem associated with conventional stents. STENTYS has commenced
marketing activities in several European countries.
This announcement is not an offer for sale of securities in the United
States. The securities referred to herein have not been offered or sold
in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States
of America, except pursuant to a registration statement under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or pursuant
to an exemption from registrations thereunder. This press release is
being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the
Securities Act.
