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CLEVELAND, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Simbionix USA Corporation, the world's leading provider of medical education and simulation training, is pleased to announce the release of its next generation simulator platform for its endovascular training, the ANGIO Mentor(TM) Slim. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120502/529202-a ) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120502/529202-b ) Simbionix ANGIO Mentor...

HOUSTON, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kingwood Medical Center and The Joe Niekro Foundation are proud to present the third annual Knuckle Ball...A Pitch for Life. The annual event honors the beloved 13-year Houston Astros All-Star, Joe Niekro who died suddenly on October 27, 2006 from a ruptured brain aneurysm. Niekro's daughter, Natalie, created The Joe Niekro Foundation in his memory to raise funds for brain aneurysm research, treatment, awareness campaigns and support for...

LOS ANGELES, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroSigma, Inc., a Los Angeles-based medical device company, today announced it has been awarded a Phase I NIH-STTR grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for the further development of its Thin-Film Nitinol (TFN)-covered stent for the potential treatment of brain aneurysms. Mayo Clinic is the sponsored research institution in this STTR grant. The TFN-covered stent technology was developed at the...

Researchers seek to determine if newly FDA approved gel-coated coils are more effective than the current standard bare platinum coils for aneurysm treatment CHICAGO, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Approximately 6 million Americans have brain aneurysms, a condition that occurs when a weak or thin spot develops on a blood vessel in the brain causing it to balloon. Often, these do not cause symptoms and go undetected, but every year an estimated 30,000 Americans experience...

Emergency minimally invasive repair effectively treats potentially fatal ruptured aneurysms in the abdomen without major surgery, involves less recovery time and fewer discharges to in-patient care facilities A burst aneurysm (a local area of bulge) in the abdominal aorta—the largest blood vessel in the body— is a deadly condition. In fact, about half of these patients don't make it to the hospital in time. Those who do more often than not face open surgery to repair the blood vessel....

Solitaire Revascularization Device just recently approved by the FDA for use in acute stroke patients--device allows for more rapid opening of occluded vessels VALHALLA, N.Y., March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Neurosurgeons at WMC reported that they are the first in the State to use the new Solitaire Revascularization Device for acute ischemic stroke since its approval by the FDA in early March. In clinical trials it was found that the use of the Solitaire--which the FDA...

Emergency Minimally Invasive Repair Effectively Treats Potentially Fatal Ruptured Aneurysms in the Abdomen Without Major Surgery, Involves Less Recovery Time and Fewer Discharges to In-patient Care Facilities--Saving Money for Insurers, Institutions and Individuals SAN FRANCISCO, March 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A burst aneurysm (a local area of bulge) in the abdominal aorta--the largest blood vessel in the body-- is a deadly condition. In fact, about half of these patients...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequent Medical, Inc. announced today that it has closed a $26.0 million Series C venture capital financing. Delphi Ventures led the financing and was joined by existing investors Versant Ventures, US Venture Partners, and Domain Associates. James Bochnowski of Delphi Ventures will join Sequent Medical's Board of Directors. "We are fortunate to have a strong consortium of life science venture capital firms and would like to welcome...

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center HealthWire WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Medical stories have the ability to defy belief. And then there's the tale of Zach Valentine. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111114/DC06171LOGO ) Who in the course of a couple of weeks last summer went from a romantic night with his wife to blinding pain in his head to a complex brain surgery in which his doctor, neurosurgeon John Wilson of Wake Forest...