# SCTIMST unveils indigenously developed Chitra Core coronary stent 2026-08-15T14:46:58+00:00 | Health & Science | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology has unveiled Chitra Core, its first coronary stent, at a conference in New Delhi. The polymer-coated Everolimus drug-eluting stent uses a Cobalt-Chromium alloy and has 30-40% less metal than conventional stents, according to SCTIMST scientist N.N. Subhash. The institute says this may reduce vessel damage and complications such as restenosis and late-stage thrombosis. SCTIMST developed the design and transferred the technology to Invasive Technologies Pvt Ltd under a 2024 agreement. The company received a Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation manufacturing licence in December 2025. A second product, the polymer-free Chitra TiN stent with a Titanium Nitride coating, is ready for pre-clinical testing before a planned global launch. Its regulatory approval could take considerable time. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: CDSCO, Chitra Core, SCTIMST Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sctimst-unveils-indigenously-developed-chitra-core-coronary-stent/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sctimst-unveils-indigenously-developed-chitra-core-coronary-stent/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/