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Cordis
Introduction
Cordis is a medical device company owned by Johnson & Johnson. The company was founded in Miami, Florida in 1959.
Their products include stents, distal protection devices, catheters, and guidewires.
They are the makers of a sirolimus–eluting stent marketed under the name Cypher.
They are also the makers of the ANGIOGUARD Embolic Protection Device. This Embolic Protection Device is used in procedures which include carotid stenting.