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ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequent Medical, Inc. announced today that it has received CE mark for the SL ("Single Layer") family of WEB(®) Aneurysm Embolization Devices, and has commenced a controlled release of these new models in select neurovascular centers in Europe. The SL family offers a lower profile and superior navigability that will enable physicians to treat a broader range of aneurysms with the WEB platform. The SL configurations are made possible...
Organization and Supporters to Encourage Legislators to Support Funding for Brain Aneurysm Research and the Importance of Early Detection Screening. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, it is estimated that more than 6 million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm. Although all aneurysms do not rupture during the course of a person’s lifetime, more than 30,000 people will be affected by a ruptured brain aneurysm this year....
A brain aneurysm survivor, Jones has recently agreed to work with The Brain Aneurysm Foundation to help raise awareness of the symptoms of brain aneurysms. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 Actress Tamala Jones plays the medical examiner Lanie Parish on ABC’s hit show Castle. Fans of the show may be surprised to learn that she is also a brain aneurysm survivor. Jones has recently agreed to work with The Brain Aneurysm Foundation to help raise awareness of the symptoms of brain...
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation is once again stepping up to support Brain Awareness Week with two programs designed to raise awareness of brain aneurysms. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) March 10, 2013 The Brain Aneurysm Foundation is once again stepping up to support Brain Awareness Week with two programs designed to raise awareness of brain aneurysms. Celebrated from March 11-17, 2013, Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign is set to increase public awareness about the progress and benefits of...
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation reached a fundraising milestone in 2012, raising more than $1 million to provide critical awareness, education, support and research funding in an effort to reduce the incidence of brain aneurysm ruptures. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) March 04, 2013 The Brain Aneurysm Foundation has announced it reached a fundraising milestone in 2012, raising more than $1 million to provide critical awareness, education, support and research funding in an effort to reduce the...
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequent Medical, Inc. announced today it has received CE mark for the VIA(TM) Microcatheter and is initiating commercial introduction of this new product family in select markets. The VIA will be used for delivery and deployment of Sequent's WEB® Aneurysm Embolization System, which is utilized to treat cerebral aneurysms. The VIA is currently available in two models, the VIA and the VIA PLUS. "The VIA Microcatheter provides an...
But postmarketing data raise some cautions over risks, reports neurosurgery A new technology called the Pipeline embolization device (PED) shows encouraging results in patients with certain types of difficult-to-treat brain aneurysms, reports the December issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Data collected since the PED was approved for marketing...
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation has announced a medical education lecture focused on the importance of early detection and treatment options of brain aneurysms. The lecture, which will be CME/CEU accredited, will be delivered at the PRI-MED conference in Boston, Ma on November 15, 2012 targeting primary care professionals and nurses. Hanover, MA (PRWEB) October 19, 2012 The Brain Aneurysm Foundation, the nation’s only non-profit organization solely dedicated to providing critical...
A team of Canadian scientists and clinicians, led by Dr. Michael Hill of the Calgary Stroke Program at Foothills Medical Centre and University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI), have demonstrated that a neuroprotectant drug, developed by Dr. Michael Tymianski at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre, located at the Toronto Western Hospital, protects the human brain against the damaging effects of stroke. The study, "Safety and efficacy of NA-1 for neuroprotection in iatrogenic stroke...
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequent Medical, Inc. announced today the award by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of Patent No. 8,261,648, entitled "Braiding Mechanism and Method of Use." The company has developed proprietary MicroBraid(TM) technology to create the WEB(®) Aneurysm Embolization System. MicroBraid technology allows the fabrication of fine wire braided devices, such as the WEB, that optimize key properties of porosity, radial compliance, and...
