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Stroke

FDA OKs new clinical trial for Abbott’s Amplatzer stroke prevention device

February 3, 2020 By Chris Newmarker

FDA has approved a clinical trial that will pit Abbott’s Amplatzer Amulet stroke prevention device against a newer class of blood thinners that are the present standard of treatment. Officials at Abbott (NYSE:ABT) think data from the new Catalyst trial could alter clinical practice, eliminating the need for some people with atrial fibrillation to take blood […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiac Implants, Cardiovascular, Clinical Trials, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Regulatory/Compliance, Structural Heart Tagged With: Abbott, Stroke

Study: Mechanical thrombectomy no better than best medical care for stroke

October 4, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

An international study and meta-analysis have found that mechanical thrombectomy and best medical management produce similar results in stroke patients with emergency large-vessel occlusion and mild resulting deficits. Up to 10% of patients with emergency large-vessel occlusion treated within six hours can have mild deficits and deteriorate rapidly or gradually, leaving physicians in a conundrum […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Featured, Neurological, News Well Tagged With: JAMA Neurology, Plos One, Stroke

Medtronic inks deal for Viz.ai’s stroke tech

July 22, 2019 By Brad Perriello

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it inked a deal to distribute the stroke-detection software developed by Viz.ai. San Francisco-based Viz.ai’s LVO Stroke platform is designed to analyze computed tomography results and notify providers of potential strokes. The technology won 510(k) clearance from the FDA in February 2018. The deal with Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic calls for […]

Filed Under: Distribution, Featured, Neurological, Software / IT Tagged With: Medtronic, Stroke, Viz.ai

Balt wins CE Mark for Titan aspiration catheter

May 14, 2019 By Brad Perriello

Balt said yesterday that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for the Titan aspiration catheter. The catheter dates back to the September 2016 acquisition of endovascular device developer Blockade Medical and its Barricade coil. Blockade’s facility in Irvine, Calif., became the headquarters for Balt’s new American subsidiary, with Blockade co-founder, president & […]

Filed Under: Catheters, Featured, Legal News, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Balt, Neurvana Medical, Stroke

Boston Scientific wins CE Mark for Watchman FLX anti-stroke implant

March 13, 2019 By Brad Perriello

Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for the next iteration of its Watchman anti-stroke heart implant. The Marlborough, Mass.-based medical device maker said the Watchman FLX is designed to be easier to implant during procedures to occlude the left atrial appendage and is re-capturable and re-positionable intraprocedurally. […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, Featured, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Boston Scientific, Stroke

Perfuze raises $3m seed round for Millipede stroke catheter

January 29, 2019 By Brad Perriello

Perfuze said today that it raised more than $3 million for the Millipede catheter it’s developing to treat ischemic stroke. Although not quite in stealth mode, the Galway, Ireland-based firm is close-mouthed about its technology. CEO Wayne Allen and CTO Liam Mullins (who co-founded Embo Medical before its  in 2015,  $YY acquisition by C.R. Bard in 2015) founded […]

Filed Under: Catheters, Featured, Funding Roundup, Neurological Tagged With: Perfuze, Stroke

The top 10 medical disruptors of 2019

October 26, 2018 By Danielle Kirsh

The Cleveland Clinic for the past 16 years has predicted what the top 10 medical disruptors will be for the following year. The health provider seeks input from 150 to 200 of its physicians, hailing from each of its institutes. The result is 300 to 400 suggestions, which the clinic then narrows down to 150. […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Implants, Cardiovascular, Diagnostics, Digital Health, Featured, Hospital Care, Imaging, Implants, Neurological, Pharmaceutical, Structural Heart, Surgical Tagged With: AI, artificial intelligence, Cancer, Cleveland Clinic, MedTech, opioid crisis, RNA, Robotic Surgery, Stroke, TMVR, Virtual Reality

Stryker wins expanded CE Mark for Trevo stent retriever

May 7, 2018 By Brad Perriello

Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said today that it won an expanded CE Mark indication in the European Union for its Trevo thrombectomy device as a front-line treatment for acute ischemic stroke patients for up to 24 hours from symptom onset. The expanded indication lifts the previously cleared treatment window by 18 hours, according to the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based company, and […]

Filed Under: Neurological, Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: Stroke, Stryker

This visor-like device could be a defibrillator for stroke

April 10, 2018 By Danielle Kirsh

A portable, visor-like device has shown potential for detecting emergent large-vessel occlusion with 92% accuracy in patients who may have had a stroke. The researchers suggest that the diagnostic device could be readily accessible to emergency personnel and in public spaces in the same way a defibrillator is available for treating heart attacks. Researchers and […]

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Digital Health, Hospital Care, Research & Development Tagged With: Cerebrotech Medical Systems, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), MedTech, Mount Sinai, Stroke, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center

Brainomix raises $10m for AI stroke imaging tech

April 3, 2018 By Brad Perriello

Brainomix said today that it raised nearly $10 million for the e-ASPECTS stroke imaging technology it’s developing using artificial intelligence. The £7 million round was led by Parkwalk Advisors, joined by existing backers Chimera Partners and Oxford University Innovation Fund and the venture arm of pharma giant Boehringer Ingelheim. Oxford, England-based Brainomix said its tech is […]

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Funding Roundup, Imaging, Neurological Tagged With: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Brainomix, Stroke

FDA clears Medtronic’s Riptide clot aspiration device

January 16, 2018 By Brad Perriello

Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it won 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its Riptide clot aspiration device for treating ischemic stroke. The Riptide device is designed to retrieve blood clots via the Arc catheter to restore blood flow to the brain. The clearance covers patients with acute ischemic stroke secondary to intracranial large vessel occlusive disease […]

Filed Under: Neurological Tagged With: Medtronic, Stroke

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