Category: Industry News


Study discusses how to mitigate damage from gunshot injuries to the brain in children and young adults

  CONTACT: Camille Jewell, cjewell@vancomm.com or 202-248-5460   NASHVILLE  — A study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 22nd Annual Meeting found that almost half of gunshot wound injuries to the brain in children and young adults include penetrating cerebrovascular injuries (PCVIs). These types of injuries, which damage blood vessels in the brain

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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

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Lower-Profile Web Intrasaccular Aneurysm Treatment Device Receives FDA Approval

MicroVention, Inc., a U.S.-based subsidiary of Terumo and a global neurovascular company, announced today the FDA Approval of the PMA Supplement for the WEB 17 System, a new addition to the WEB Aneurysm Embolization System for the treatment of intracranial wide neck bifurcation aneurysms. The WEB 17 System, designed with the latest microbraid technology, features

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MIVI Neuroscience Receives IDE to Study Q Aspiration Catheter

MIVI Neuroscience announced that the FDA has approved an investigational device exemption to initiate a human clinical study of the MIVI Q aspiration catheter in the United States.  EVaQ is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm study of the Q revascularization system for neurointervention in acute ischemic stroke.  According to the company, the study will assess the

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Balt USA, LLC Announces CE Mark Obtained for Titan™ Aspiration Catheter

The Titan catheter line consists of a highly navigable, large bore aspiration catheter and a smaller bore catheter for navigation and support. Balt USA, LLC announced today it has obtained CE mark for the Titan aspiration catheter.  The Titan catheter line consists of a highly navigable, large bore (.070″) aspiration catheter and a smaller bore

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