Overview of the 2011 food and drug administration's circulatory system devices panel of the medical devices advisory committee meeting on the Zilver® PTX® drug-eluting peripheral stent.

Zilver® PTX® (Cook Medical, Bloomington, IN) is a self-expanding nitinol drug-eluting stent with a polymer-free paclitaxel coating on its outer surface. The stent aims to provide improved treatment for patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in the above-the-knee femoropopliteal arteries. On October 13, 2011, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel reviewed the Zilver PTX premarket approval application. This summary aims to describe the discussions and recommendations made during the meeting. Based on the Panel's recommendations, it is anticipated that the device will be approved by the FDA.