Acoart™

Acoart Tulip technology

AcoArt™ Drug-Coated Balloons use a lipophilic coating technology with magnesium stearate as the excipient. This coating enables targeted and efficient delivery of paclitaxel into the lesion.

Magnesium stearate:

  • Surfactant O  2  Mg 
  • Slightly soluble in water; solubility is: – Slightly greater than ATBC (low solubility)–  Less than Urea (very soluble)
  • Commonly used as a lubricant in oral tablets
  • A GRAS agent (safe)

 

% DCB drug lost to system at 1 minute

Clinical History of Restenosis
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