Cordis (medical)
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Cordis is a medical device company owned by Johnson & Johnson
. The company was founded in Miami
in 1959 and is currently headquartered in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
.
Cordis' products include stent
s, distal protection devices, catheter
s, and guidewires.
Cordis is the maker of a sirolimus
-eluting stent
marketed under the name Cypher
. It also produces the ANGIOGUARD embolic protection device, used in procedures which include carotid stenting
.
The Cordis Cardiac and Vascular Institute (CCVI) was established by the company to "provide physicians and other healthcare professionals with educational and clinical resources, including hands-on training, designed to support the development of their academic knowledge and procedural skills."
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
. The company was founded in Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
in 1959 and is currently headquartered in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township, New Jersey
Bridgewater Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. , the township population was 44,464.Bridgewater Township was originally created by Royal Charter on April 4, 1749, from portions of the Northern precinct, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of...
.
Cordis' products include stent
Stent
In the technical vocabulary of medicine, a stent is an artificial 'tube' inserted into a natural passage/conduit in the body to prevent, or counteract, a disease-induced, localized flow constriction. The term may also refer to a tube used to temporarily hold such a natural conduit open to allow...
s, distal protection devices, catheter
Catheter
In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity, duct, or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage, administration of fluids or gases, or access by surgical instruments. The process of inserting a catheter is catheterization...
s, and guidewires.
Cordis is the maker of a sirolimus
Sirolimus
Sirolimus , also known as rapamycin, is an immunosuppressant drug used to prevent rejection in organ transplantation; it is especially useful in kidney transplants. A macrolide, sirolimus was first discovered as a product of the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus in a soil sample from Easter...
-eluting stent
Drug-eluting stent
A drug-eluting stent ' is a peripheral or coronary stent placed into narrowed, diseased peripheral or coronary arteries that slowly releases a drug to block cell proliferation. This prevents fibrosis that, together with clots , could otherwise block the stented artery, a process called restenosis...
marketed under the name Cypher
Cypher stent
Cypher is a brand of drug-eluting coronary stent from Cordis Corporation, a Johnson & Johnson company. During a balloon angioplasty, the stent is inserted into the artery to provide a "scaffold" to open the artery...
. It also produces the ANGIOGUARD embolic protection device, used in procedures which include carotid stenting
Carotid stenting
Carotid artery stenting is an endovascular, catheter-based procedure which unblocks narrowings of the carotid artery lumen to prevent a stroke. Carotid artery stenosis can present with no symptoms or with symptoms such as transient ischemic attacks or cerebrovascular accidents...
.
The Cordis Cardiac and Vascular Institute (CCVI) was established by the company to "provide physicians and other healthcare professionals with educational and clinical resources, including hands-on training, designed to support the development of their academic knowledge and procedural skills."