Pharmaceutical Business review

AngioScore receives Japanese approval for AngioSculpt Catheter

The AngioSculpt Scoring Balloon Catheter is said to represent the next generation in angioplasty catheters. Its innovative nitinol element provides unique anti-slipping properties while circumferentially dilating plaque, providing a precise and predictable dilatation across a wide range of lesion types.

Michael Van Zandt, CEO of USCI Japan, said: “This is our first MHLW/PMDA submission under Japan’s new Pharmaceutical Affairs Law. We see this as a milestone collaborative effort between government and industry, a concrete example of new speed and efficiencies in the Japanese health care approval system.”