Medtronic Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent
The Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent. [Image from Medtronic]

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) announced today that the FDA approved its Onyx drug-eluting stents (DES) for treating certain lesions.

Approval covers the treatment of non-left main bifurcation lesions utilizing the provisional bifurcation stenting technique. The technique uses a single stent to treat the bifurcation in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). It applies to the FDA-approved and CE-marked Onyx Frontier and Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stents.

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