PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Driven by the emergency-room maxim, “Time is brain,” NeuroInterventions, Inc. is prototyping an innovative stroke treatment device designed to speed up the restoration of blood flow and thus minimize brain damage.
“In stroke treatment, every lost second means decreased brain function,” he says. When a blood clot plugs an artery, blocking the flow of oxygen-rich blood to part of the brain, “the ‘window’ during which surgery can help is just a matter of hours.”
NeuroInterventions systems can dissolve or extract clots and, if necessary, deliver medication. Among the key innovations are a shorter, faster path to the brain, and exceptional maneuverability for negotiating the circulatory system’s complexities. “Our devices will benefit patients, physicians, hospitals and insurance companies by improving outcomes through shorter, more effective treatment; by permitting more complex procedures; and by reducing recovery times,” Dr. Migliuolo says.
The management team includes world leaders in interventional radiology, neurology and neurosurgery, as well as successful entrepreneurs, among them: Lawrence Wechsler, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurology and director of the Stroke Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Mark H. Wholey, M.D., founder and director of the Pittsburgh Vascular Institute; Tudor Jovin, M.D., co-director of the Center for Neuroendovascular Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Ender Finol, Ph.D., associate research professor for the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems and Biomedical Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University; and Dr. Migliuolo, a high-tech entrepreneur and former executive in residence at the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse.
SOURCE NeuroInterventions, Inc.
CONTACT: Michele Migliuolo, Ph.D. of NeuroInterventions, Inc.,
info@neurointerventions.com, +1-412-663-0109
