WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cordis Corporation announced today at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology meeting it has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the S.M.A.R.T.® Nitinol Stent Transhepatic Biliary System for lengths of 120 mm and 150 mm. These stents are indicated for use in the palliative treatment of malignant strictures in the biliary tree that can restrict the flow of digestive fluids and compromise digestion.
