The Latest Cardiac and Vascular News
KALAMAZOO, Michigan, USA, May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Following the expanded indication in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February, Stryker’s Trevo Retriever has received CE marking as a front-line treatment for patients experiencing acute ischemic stroke up to 24 hours from symptom onset, increasing the treatment window by 18 hours. “The 24-hour indication opens […]
KALAMAZOO, Michigan, USA, Jan. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Results from the Wingspan® StEnt System Post MArket SurVEillance Study (WEAVE™ Trial) were presented yesterday at the International Stroke Conference, providing compelling evidence that more patients suffering from intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) may benefit from endovascular treatment with the Wingspan Stent System. Results from this FDA-mandated post-market surveillance trial […]
KALAMAZOO, Michigan, USA, Jan. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Yesterday the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association updated the ischemic stroke guidelines. The new recommendation expanded the treatment window from six to 16 hours based on overwhelming clinical evidence from the Stryker-sponsored DAWN Trial and confirmed by DEFUSE 3. The guidelines state that it may be reasonable to […]
KALAMAZOO, Michigan, USA, Nov. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Stryker Corporation announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Neuroform Atlas™ Stent System for marketing under a humanitarian device exemption (HDE). The device is to be utilized in conjunction with neurovascular embolic coils for the treatment of wide neck, intracranial, saccular aneurysms and allows […]
