About Medinol

Ingenuity for life

The Medinol Group is Dedicated to the Science of Cardiovascular Intervention

Since its founding in 1992 by Dr. Judith Richter and Dr. Jacob (Kobi) Richter, Medinol has been at the forefront of pioneering new stent system technology.

Backed by over 400 patents, the company has delivered over 2,000,000 stents to date and its cutting-edge cardiovascular intervention technology continues to demonstrate extraordinary clinical results.

Medinol’s products constantly stretch the limits of innovation; the scientific spirit that led the company to pioneer the revolutionary NIR stent in 1996 still drives its multidisciplinary team today.

The company is privately-held, and the full scope of its activity – including research, development, quality control, regulatory affairs, clinical trials, manufacturing, marketing, and sales – is conducted in-house.

NIR Stent
Legacy

The NIR stent was first introduced in 1996 and revolutionized interventional cardiology.
Medinol's NIR stent was the first stent to provide both flexibility and robust scaffolding enabling treatment of longer lesions in more complex anatomies.

This breakthrough vastly expanded the patient base suitable for stenting and positioned stenting as the favored treatment over more risky, complex and expensive surgical intervention.

In-line with Medinol’s commitment to proven clinical excellence, NIR stents are some of the most clinically-studied Bare Metal Stents ever produced. Since 1995, NIR and its successors have been examined in over 25 clinical studies involving more than 5000 patients.

Founders

Under Dr. Judith Richter and Dr. Jacob (Kobi) Richter leadership, Medinol fundamentally transformed the interventional cardiology industry through innovation and revolutionary technology. With an extremely cost-efficient manufacturing operation and best-in-class products, Dr. Judith Richter and Dr. Jacob (Kobi) Richter grew Medinol to become a significant international player in the stenting industry, highly reputable for its commitment to promote scientific advances and health.

Dr. Judith Richter
Co-Founder and Executive Board Co-Chairman
Dr. Judith Richter is an accomplished entrepreneur and among the most distinguished business leaders within the Israeli industry. Dr. Richter was Medinol's Chief Executive Officer until recently attaining Emeritus status.

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Dr. Kobi Richter
Co-Founder and Executive Board Co-Chairman
Dr. Jacob (Kobi) Richter was the company's Chief Technology Officer and led Medinol's R&D, Manufacturing, Quality Control and Regulatory Affairs departments.

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NIR Legacy of
Innovation

With over two million NIR stents delivered to date, our sixth generation coronary stent, the EluNIR™, proudly continues the NIR legacy of innovation

NIR

1996
The first coronary stent to excel in both flexibility and scaffolding

NIR Elite

2000
Improved deliverability and conformability

NIRflex

2002
New design for exceptional balance between conformability and scaffolding

PioNIR

2008
CoCr alloy offering thinner struts and improved crossing profile

NIRxcell

2014
Flexx2 technology for unmatched flexibility, pushability and ease-of-delivery

EluNIR

2017
The first elastomeric Drug Eluting Stent

EluNIR-Perl

2022
Enhancing deliverability and redefining visibility

IoNIR

2026
Revolutionary Hybrid DES

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