Winston-Salem-based Cook Medical receives FDA approval for Stent

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Cook Medical clearance for the Evolution® Colonic Controlled-Release Stent. The new stent expands Cook's line of controlled-release stents.

The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 103,000 new cases of colon cancer will be reported in 2012 in the U.S. alone. Some patients with colon cancer may experience colonic obstruction, which can be painful and uncomfortable. Cook’s Evolution colonic stent helps physicians reduce the symptoms associated with obstruction.

Cook Medical's Endoscopy Division is located in Winston-Salem, NC. Read more.