CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460 Neuroendovascular Robotics Could Improve Safety of Complex Procedures, Study Shows TORONTO — Stroke surgery and other neuroendovascular procedures could be made safer and easier through robotics, according to research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 19th Annual Meeting. A new multi-articulated, self-steering microcatheter for neuroendovascular surgery […]
MicroVention Announces First Patient Enrolled in the STRAIT Study with the New BOBBY™ Balloon Guide Catheter
Aliso Viejo, CA – April 20, 2022 – MicroVention, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, announced the successful completion of its first enrollment in a multi-center, prospective EU observational study called STRAIT, to evaluate the Safety and Performance of the BOBBY Balloon Guide Catheter for Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. The BOBBY […]
Stock Donations
The SNIS Foundation has the ability to accept gifts of stock. If you own an appreciated stock, it often makes more sense to contribute the stock than cash. A gift of appreciated stock generally offers two-fold tax savings. First, you avoid paying capital gains tax on the increase in the value of the stock, and […]
Research Shows Women with Severe Stroke Are Less Likely Than Men to Be Sent to Level 1 Stroke Centers
CONTACT: Maria Enie menie@vancomm.com or 202-248-5454 Research Shows Women with Severe Stroke Are Less Likely Than Men to Be Sent to Level 1 Stroke Centers COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Women may be less likely than men to get timely care for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) ischemic strokes, according to a study presented today at […]
Using New-Generation Imaging Tests May Shorten the Time to Surgery for Stroke Patients, Research Shows
CONTACT: Maria Enie menie@vancomm.com or 202-248-5454 Using New-Generation Imaging Tests May Shorten the Time to Surgery for Stroke Patients, Research Shows COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Using a different type of CT scan may reduce the time to essential surgery for patients with the deadliest kind of strokes — emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) ischemic strokes […]
