LOS GATOS, CA – September 19th, 2022 – Advanced NanoTherapies, Inc., a privately-held medical device company committed to solving vascular disease’s most significant challenges through the creative applications of nanotechnology, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company a Breakthrough Device designation for its SirPlux Duo Drug-Coated Balloon (DCB) for coronary artery disease in vessels less than 3.0mm. This achievement comes only weeks after the company received two other critical Breakthrough Device designations for its SirPlux Duo DCB in coronary in-stent restenosis (ISR) and peripheral below-the-knee (BTK) lesions.

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