Tag: brain aneurysms
Endovascular treatment of brain aneurysms—is under 5mm a ‘go’ or ‘no-go’...
In light of recently presented and generally positive findings from the COAST study, which deemed coiling to be safe in the treatment of small...
Philips strengthens strategic partnership with Sim&Cure to expand innovation in neurovascular...
Royal Philips has today announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Sim&Cure—a partnership that started five years ago and is now entering into its...
Revisiting unruptured aneurysm risk and the UK ROAR study
A lack of overall understanding regarding rupture risks is one of the most notable challenges impeding the successful treatment and management of brain aneurysms—and...
Endostream announces European MDR certification of Nautilus intrasaccular system
Endostream Medical has announced that it has officially received European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation (MDR) certification for its Nautilus intrasaccular system—a novel device...
Hereditary Brain Aneurysm Support achieves registered charity status
Hereditary Brain Aneurysm (HBA) Support—a patient-centred organisation providing support and resources for those affected by hereditary brain aneurysms—has announced its new status as a...
Flow diverters “particularly effective” but also associated with “non-negligible” complication rate...
An analysis presented at this year’s European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) congress (4–6 September, Marseille, France) has indicated that flow diverters...
Sim&Cure and Siemens Healthineers partner to advance brain aneurysm treatment
Sim&Cure and Siemens Healthineers have announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing patient care and advancing brain aneurysm treatment.
A recent press release from the...
Tiny ‘magnetic robot armies’ could be used to treat aneurysmal brain...
Researchers have created nanoscale robots that could be used to manage bleeds in the brain caused by aneurysms, potentially enabling a more precise and...
HBA Support announces new patient-centred projects ahead of transition to registered...
Hereditary Brain Aneurysm (HBA) Support—a not-for-profit organisation providing information and support for individuals and families affected by hereditary brain aneurysms—has announced the upcoming launch...
Younger brain aneurysm patients at heightened risk of developing mental health...
Among brain aneurysm patients, the risk of developing a mental health condition has been found to be higher as compared to among peers without...
COAST is clear: study finds coiling safe in small brain aneurysms
Coil embolisation of smaller intracranial aneurysms—those less than 5mm in size—has been found to be a safe approach, as per data presented for the...
Data analyses reveal possible link between gastrointestinal syndromes and brain aneurysm...
There is a potential connection between a diagnosis of certain gastrointestinal (GI) syndromes, and the formation and rupture of intracranial aneurysms, according to research presented...
Evasc completes successful first case with Eclips Short Landing Zone device...
Evasc Neurovascular has announced the successful use of the Eclips Short Landing Zone device in treating all anterior communicating artery (ACOM) and middle cerebral...
ARISE I recommends multidisciplinary approach to managing brain aneurysms, chronic SDHs...
Three papers published in the journal Stroke have highlighted multidisciplinary care and global, collaborative efforts as “paramount” in the management of intracranial aneurysms, chronic...
Shining a light on hereditary brain aneurysms
Intracranial aneurysms are a largely underestimated condition, for which global awareness and clinical research are currently lacking—and these sentiments apply even more pertinently when...
Understanding brain aneurysms: Prevalence, burden, and empowering patients
In a guest piece for NeuroNews, Arūnė Simanavičienė (Kaunas, Lithuania) and Audrius Širvinskas (Vilnius, Lithuania) highlight the work being done by the Brain Aneurysm...
US Brain Aneurysm Foundation announces 2023 research grants
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF) has announced the recipients of its 2023 research grants, providing support to academic researchers studying the underlying biology of aneurysms or...
Brain Aneurysm Foundation launches ‘Stop the Pop’ campaign
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF) has announced the launch of ‘Stop the Pop’—a new campaign intended to increase awareness of the prevalence and impact...
Researchers uncover ‘mutant origin’ of intracranial aneurysms and report promising drug...
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) in Wako, Japan have discovered a set of related mutations that lead to intracranial aneurysms....
US and Chinese experts introduce new aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage guidelines
Expert groups from the USA and China have separately introduced new guidelines relating to the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH). The updated guidelines—spearheaded...
Cerenovus announces commercial availability of Cerepak detachable coils in USA
Cerenovus has announced that the new Cerepak detachable coils are now commercially available in the USA, and that the first patient cases have been...
Brain Aneurysm Foundation welcomes Carolina Maier to its board of directors
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF), a leading global research and advocacy organisation committed to improving treatment and care for brain aneurysms, has announced the addition...
Five-year project sets out to improve brain aneurysm treatments with customisable...
A team from the University of Oklahoma (Norman, USA) has embarked on a five-year research project with the intention of designing a device that...
LuSeed Vascular appoints Robert Stern to board of directors
LuSeed Vascular has announced that Robert Stern, an experienced medical device executive and investor, has been nominated as the vice chairman of the company’s...
Aidoc gains FDA 510(k) clearance for AI-supported triage and notification of...
Aidoc has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the triage and notification of brain aneurysm—which affects one in 50 people...
Medtronic receives CE mark approval for radial artery access portfolio
Medtronic today announced it has received CE mark approval for its radial artery access portfolio, which includes the Rist radial access selective catheter and the Rist...
Medtronic recalls Pipeline Flex embolisation devices over risk of delivery system...
Medtronic has issued a recall of its Pipeline Flex embolisation device and Pipeline Flex embolisation device with Shield technology products due to a risk...
Fluid Biotech raises US$4.7 million in oversubscribed seed funding round
Fluid Biotech, a medical device start-up company based in Calgary, Canada, has announced the completion of an oversubscribed seed fundraising round totalling US$4.7 million—and...
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...
Kaneka announces sales expansion of brain aneurysm embolisation coils in the...
Kaneka Corporation has announced the signing of a sales alliance agreement with Asahi Intecc USA, through which—from August 2021 onwards—the company intends to further...
Flow diverter study with virtual participants “as effective as traditional clinical...
A study involving virtual participants—rather than real patients—was “as effective as traditional clinical trials” in evaluating the treatment of brain aneurysms using a flow...
PreSize Neurovascular software launched at first UK NHS hospital
Doctors at St George’s Hospital in London, UK are set to become the first within the UK National Health Service (NHS) to begin using Oxford Heartbeat’s...
Stryker launches next-generation flow diverter for treatment of brain aneurysms
Stryker has announced the availability of the Surpass Evolve flow diverter following CE-mark approval in March. Surpass Evolve is Stryker’s latest entrant into the...
