ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 2006--MIV Therapeutics (OTCBB:MIVT) (FWB:MIV), a leading developer of next-generation biocompatible coatings and advanced drug delivery systems for cardiovascular stents and other implantable medical devices, has announced that its subsidiary, SagaX, has filed three new patents with the U.S. Patent Office related to a proprietary implantable filtration device designed to help prevent common stoke complications during and after a range of common invasive heart procedures.
