The newly approved stent and filter combination, made by Indianapolis, Ind.-based Guidant Corporation, will aid patients with past stroke symptoms and at least 80 percent blockage of the carotid ...

WASHINGTON -- The Neuroguard carotid stent ... was advanced over the wire of the primary EPD (Neuroguard's own filter followed by its attached nitinol closed cell stent). Metzger said Neuroguard ...

The different geometries and working principles of carotid stents (nitinol or cobalt chromium, open- or closed-cell configuration) provide each product with unique functional properties.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth Research and Innovation Institute is among the first facilities in the nation — and one of 30 worldwide — to use new stroke prevention stents, according to ...

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE ... of carotid and peripheral vascular disease, today announced the presentation of late-breaking clinical results from the PERFORMANCE II carotid stent trial ...

A “three-in-one stent” for carotid artery revascularization that includes both ... “That’s as opposed to multiple steps of wire and catheter exchanges that you would do with a device that doesn’t have ...

The independently adjudicated major adverse event rates through one-year are the lowest reported to date from any carotid stent or embolic protection device pivotal trial. With these data in-hand ...

The FDA granted premarket approval to a novel carotid stent implementation system intended to make the placement process safer and quicker. Image: Adobe Stock "The idea for the Neuroguard IEP ...

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous transarterial carotid artery stent placement for asymptomatic extracranial carotid stenosis. This involves using a wire mesh tube called a stent to widen ...

Research from Ochsner Health published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology is likely to influence expanded insurance coverage for carotid artery stenting. When it comes to options ...

and both carotid surgery and transfemoral carotid stenting can lead to severe complications. In July, Silk Road Medical announced that TCAR achieved a milestone with 100,000 procedures performed ...

In the pioneering years of CAS, an attempt was made to implant balloon-expandable stents to open up the internal carotid artery (ICA) or common carotid artery (CCA). Owing to the superficial ...