CONTACT: Camille Jewell cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460 New Study Shows Triaging Stroke Patients Directly to Level 1 (Comprehensive) Stroke Centers Reduces Time to Treatment and Improves Patient Outcomes Research bolsters current efforts to update triage and transport protocols around the country TORONTO — Implementing severity-based field triage leads to faster treatment and less disability for stroke
Neuroendovascular Robotics Could Improve Safety of Complex Procedures, Study Shows
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