BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY: BD Statement on FDA Circulatory System Devices Panel Regarding Paclitaxel-Coated Devices
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, issued the following statement following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Circulatory System Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee meeting related to the potential increase in mortality associated with the use of paclitaxel-coated devices in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the superficial femoropopliteal artery (SFA