10/12/2026
We are proud to announce that Manatee Memorial Hospital is the first hospital in Southwest Florida to use the newly FDA-approved SELUTION SLRβ’ Drug-Eluting Balloon, providing patients with a new treatment option for coronary arteries that have again become narrowed inside a previously placed stent.
In-stent restenosis occurs when tissue grows inside a coronary stent and causes the artery to narrow, potentially restricting blood flow to the heart. During the procedure with SELUTION SLR, an interventional cardiologist guides a specialized balloon catheter to the narrowed area of the coronary artery. When the balloon is inflated, it delivers the medication sirolimus directly to the artery wall.
βInstead of automatically adding another layer of metal, we can use a balloon to deliver medication directly to the vessel wall and then remove the balloon. For appropriately selected patients, that can be a very attractive treatment strategy,β said Dr. James Nguyen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, Interventional Cardiologist at Manatee Memorial and the first to use this technology at the facility.
SELUTION SLR uses tiny drug-containing reservoirs incorporated into the balloon's coating. The technology is designed to provide a controlled, sustained release of sirolimus for up to 90 days.
Manatee Memorial's involvement with SELUTION technology also builds on the hospital's history of participating in cardiovascular device research. Interventional Cardiologist S. Jay Mathews, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, previously served as a co-principal investigator in a U.S. clinical study evaluating SELUTION SLR in patients with complex peripheral arterial disease. βThis is an important moment for cardiovascular care because we're moving toward more individualized treatment strategies,β Dr. Mathews said. βThe goal isn't necessarily to put more metal in an artery every time a problem occurs. Having technologies that allow us to deliver effective therapy while preserving future treatment options is an important advancement.β
Read more about this new technology at MMH: https://bit.ly/4jcsA0q.