Imperative Care today announced the initial close of an oversubscribed Series E financing and appointed Shacey Petrovic to vice chair of its board of directors. The Campbell, California-based stroke treatment company is expected to raise up to $150 million in a financing round led by Ally Bridge Group. Existing investors, including D1 Capital Partners, Amed […]
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Imperative Care has positive stroke treatment data
Imperative Care today announced positive data from a study of its Zoom reperfusion system for the treatment of ischemic stroke. Dr. William Mack, co-principal investigator, presented the results at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) annual meeting. The study evaluated 260 patients across 26 U.S. institutions between October 2021 and March 2024. In total, 254 […]
Imperative Care wins FDA nod for stroke catheter
Imperative Care announced today that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance for its Zoom 6F insert catheters for ischemic stroke procedures. The company also announced the successful completion of the first case with the Zoom 6F insert catheters. Dr. Dana Tomalty performed the case at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. Tomalty used the catheter to quickly […]
Inari Medical alleges patent infringement by Imperative Care, Truvic Medical
Inari Medical announced today that it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Imperative Care and its Truvic Medical subsidiary. Irvine, California–based Inari Medical filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The company, which develops treatments for venous and other diseases, seeks injunctive relief and damages for infringement. Inari […]
Former Insulet exec joins Imperative Care as COO amid number of leadership moves
Imperative Care announced today that it appointed Chuck Alpuche as its new COO along with a slew of leadership changes. The stroke care company named Peter Griffin as SVP of operations, Scott Elliott as chief legal officer and Daniel Davis as chief strategy officer, too. Fred Khosravi, Imperative Care CEO and chair, said the moves […]
Imperative Care begins first-in-human study of neurovascular stent
Imperative Care announced today that it initiated a first-in-human clinical study for its novel neurovascular stent system. Campbell, California-based Imperative Care designed the system to only require single antiplatelet therapy for patients undergoing stent-assisted treatment of wide-neck intracranial aneurysms. Dr. Nobuyuki Sakai successfully treated the first three patients enrolled in the study. Sakai serves as […]
Neurolutions, Kandu Health collab on BCI for stroke rehab
Neurolutions and Kandu Health today announced a strategic partnership to use brain-computer interface (BCI) in post-stroke recovery. Santa Cruz, California-based Neurolutions designs non-invasive BCI technology for post-stroke therapy. Kandu Health, an Imperative Care subsidiary, aims to change the course of stroke recovery and post-acute care. It provides remote, multidisciplinary support after hospital discharge through a […]
How Imperative Care seeks to change the game in stroke treatment
With a new organizational structure meant to accelerate growth, Imperative Care is seeking to improve care even more for people with strokes and other ischemic diseases. There is an urgent need for better stroke care. Strokes hit a new person every 40 seconds in the U.S. — and kill someone about every 3 minutes, according […]
Imperative Care announces new organizational structure
Imperative Care announced today that it implemented a new organizational structure designed to accelerate growth. The Campbell, California-based stroke treatment developer now stands as the parent company of four businesses. These businesses all share a common goal of bringing care to those affected by stroke and other ischemic diseases. According to a news release, the […]
Imperative Care reports positive data for stroke treatment following expanded FDA nod
Imperative Care today announced positive data from a neurovascular outcome database evaluating its Zoom stroke solution. The announcement for the study results comes just a week after the FDA cleared an expansion to the Zoom portfolio. Imperative Care will discuss its Zoom platform and its efforts to build next-generation devices at DeviceTalks West in October. Check out […]
Imperative Care’s Kandu Health names Kirsten Carroll CEO
Imperative Care subsidiary Kandu Health appointed Kirsten Carroll as CEO amid a handful of leadership appointments. The digital health startup aims to improve the quality of life for those affected by stroke. Kandu Health delivers tech-enabled healthcare services, providing remote support to stroke survivors and care partners after hospital discharge. It has an ongoing program […]