Tag: aneurysm
Guidewire-less neurovascular navigation system shows promise in rabbit aneurysm model
A new concept for navigating the neurovasculature, performed without the aid of a guidewire, has demonstrated its ability to be manoeuvred through tortuous vessels,...
“Welcome and exciting”: Evidence mounts in favour of flow diversion technologies
Multiple pieces of clinical research supporting the use of flow diverter devices to treat intracranial aneurysms have come to light so far in 2021....
FRED flow diverter safe and effective in treatment of “appropriately selected”...
The Flow Redirection Endoluminal Device stent system (FRED; MicroVention)—a flow diverter used to treat intracranial aneurysms—has been deemed safe and effective for this indication,...
Research shows new surgical technology may help reduce brain aneurysm regrowth
A new tool for treating brain aneurysms may protect artery blood flow during surgery and reduce the risk of aneurysm regrowth, according to a...
Data from 1,000 aneurysms indicate Pipeline Embolization Device is safe and...
The endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms using the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED; Medtronic) has been deemed safe and effective following a study involving data...
Oxford Endovascular raises US$10 million to develop brain haemorrhage device
Oxford Endovascular has announced that it has raised US$10 million in a series A funding round for the development of its OxiFlow micro stent,...
First neuro product approved in Forfait Innovation
Evasc Neurovascular has announced its successful application to France’s Ministry of Health (Haute Autorité de la Santé, HAS) Forfait Innovation (FI) programme for the...
Cerus Endovascular and Balt enter strategic distribution agreement for devices treating...
Cerus Endovascular and AB Medica, a subsidiary of Balt, has announced that they have entered into a strategic distribution agreement providing AB Medica with...
Balt receives CE mark for its Silk Vista flow diverter
Balt has received CE mark approval for its Silk Vista flow diverting stent to treat patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms, in turn enabling commercialisation...
First clinical study using patient-specific brain aneurysm models for pre-procedural rehearsals...
The findings of the first clinical study to use the EVIAS (Biomodex) 3D printing models to plan aneurysm treatment using endovascular robotics and novel...
Artio Medical announces interim study results highlighting aneurysm occlusion device
Artio Medical has announced the recent presentation of interim nonclinical study results at the ABC-WIN Seminar in Val d'Isere, France. Presented by Blaise Baxter,...
Self-expanding bioabsorbable flow-diverting stent shows a favourable safety profile
The preliminary safety data of a “self-expanding primarily bioabsorbable flow-diverting” stent has shown to be consistent with a favourable profile in terms of mechanical...
Intrasaccular aneurysm treatment device receives US FDA PMA approval
MicroVention, a US-based subsidiary of Terumo and a global neurovascular company, announces the US FDA premarket approval (PMA) for the WEB aneurysm embolisation system...
World’s first robotic-assisted aneurysm coiling has been performed using Corindus’ CorPath...
The first-in-human robotic-assisted neurovascular intervention has been performed at the Toronto Western Hospital (Toronto, Canada), by a team led by Vitor Mendes Pereira. A...
Perflow Medical receives CE mark approval of Cascade Agile
Perflow Medical has announced they have received CE Mark approval for the Cascade Agile non-occlusive remodelling net (Cascade Agile). Expanding the Cascade product family,...
ESMINT 2019: Drugs to strengthen aneurysm wall will be the future,...
Mika Niemelä (Helsinki, Finland) talks to BLearning Neuro about the ‘Decision making in unruptured aneurysms’ session he chaired at ESMINT 2019 (European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy;...
The WEB-IT trial: Positive safety and effectiveness results announced
MicroVention has announced the publication of the WEB-IT pivotal trial results in the online edition of the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery.
The WEB aneurysm embolisation system...
Perflow Medical expands IP coverage for Stream and Cascade devices
Perflow Medical has announced the issuance of four international patents that expand the global intellectual property (IP) coverage for the novel Stream Dynamic Neuro-Thrombectomy...
Wide neck bifurcation aneurysms treated safely in WEB trial
The treatment of wide neck bifurcation aneurysms is more incomplete and dangerous than you think, says Adam Arthur (professor of Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee...
BRAVO flow diverter receives European regulatory approval
CERENOVUS, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has announced it has received European CE mark approval for its BRAVO flow diverter....
LUNA aneurysm embolisation system similar in safety and efficacy to coiling...
The LUNA aneurysm embolisation system has been found to be safe and effective for the treatment of bifurcation and sidewall aneurysms results, published in...
FDA cautions about risks of coiling for brain aneurysms
After reports of periprocedural stroke and death with the use of neurovascular stents for stent-assisted coiling (SAC), the US FDA issued a safety alert...
Optima Coil System receives 510(k) clearance
The Optima Coil System has received 510(k) clearance and has reached completion of the first clinical cases in the United States. The Optima Coil...
TRAIL multicentre study finds LVIS devices safe and effective in aneurysm...
The TRAIL multicentre study has found that the LVIS (Low Profile Visualized Intraluminal Support) and LVIS Jr devices (MicroVention) are safe and effective for...
Cerenovus launches next generation embolic coil for treatment of cerebral aneurysms...
Cerenovus, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, has announced the launch of the Galaxy G3 mini coil, its smallest and softest...
Rapid Medical reaches 500 successful aneurysm treatments with Comaneci
Rapid Medical has announced that its Comaneci adjustable remodelling mesh has exceeded 500 successfully treated aneurysms worldwide. This milestone comes two years after the...
