Cordis Corporation Announces Head-to-Head Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the NEVO(TM) Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent to the XIENCE(TM) Stent

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cordis Corporation, a worldwide leader in the field of interventional cardiology, announced plans today to launch a global, head-to-head, randomized clinical trial called NEVO II which will compare the NEVO™ Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent to the XIENCE V™ Everolimus-eluting Coronary Stent. Cordis Corporation and Conor Medsystems, LLC are sponsors of the study.