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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

Russian study pits InspireMD’s CGuard device against Abbott’s Rx Acculink carotid stent

October 12, 2017 By Brad Perriello

InspireMD (NYSE:NSPR) this week touted an independent clinical trial in Russia pitting its CGuard embolic protection device against the Rx Acculink carotid stent made by Abbott (NYSE:ABT). The 100-patient trial is designed to compare the two devices in terms of neuroprotection and clinical superiority in subjects undergoing carotid endarterectomy, the Tel Aviv-based company said. Conducted at the Scientific Research […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Stents Tagged With: InspireMD, Stroke

Artificial intelligence accurately predicts stroke risk

May 25, 2017 By Danielle Kirsh

Machine-learning algorithms, a form of artificial intelligence, accurately predicted people’s risk of heart disease and stroke, according to new research from the University of Nottingham. Researchers and computer scientists compared the risk guidelines for heart disease and stroke from the American College of Cardiology with 4 machine-learning algorithms to analyze the risk of a patient […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Research & Development Tagged With: AI, artificial intelligence, cardiovascular disease, heart disease, machine learning algorithms, Stroke, University of Nottingham

Slow enrollment delays Nexstim pivotal trial

May 19, 2017 By Brad Perriello

Nexstim said today that slow enrollment in pivotal trial of its Navigated Brain Therapy transcranial magnetic stimulation device in treating patients rehabilitating from stroke. The 60-patient E-Fit study, launched in March, is designed to supplement Nexstim’s already complete Niche study. The Finnish company originally expected to conclude the E-Fit supplemental during the 1st quarter next year, but said […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation Tagged With: Nexstim, Stroke

Penumbra prices $99m offering

March 17, 2017 By Brad Perriello

Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) said today that it priced a public offering worth nearly $99 million, not including an underwriter’s option worth nearly $15 million. Alameda, Calif.-based Penumbra makes a line of instruments designed for neurovascular and peripheral vascular procedures, including stroke revascularization, embolization and thrombectomy. The company said it plans to float 1.3 million shares at $76 […]

Filed Under: Catheters, Funding Roundup, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Penumbra Inc., Peripheral, Stroke

Stryker halts enrollment early in Trevo study on high probability of success

March 8, 2017 By Brad Perriello

Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said today that it’s putting an early stop to enrollment in a clinical trial of its Trevo anti-stroke device after a review board decided there’s a high probability of success for the study. Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker paid $135 million for Concentric Medical and its Trevo clot retriever back in 2011. The device is […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Vascular Tagged With: Stroke, Stryker

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