Medtronic India unveils Pipeline Vantage Embolization Device with shield technology to treat Brain Aneurysms
Cerebral or brain aneurysm is a condition where there is a ballooning or weakening of the inside wall of an artery in brain.;
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Mumbai: India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc — a healthcare technology company, has announced the launch of CE marked fourth-generation flow diverter, Pipeline Vantage with Shield Technology for endovascular treatment of brain aneurysms. Pipeline Vantage with Shield Technology is a new flow diverter with enhanced design features to both the delivery system and implant. These features allow physicians to deliver, deploy and treat brain aneurysms, intracranial aneurysms with greater ease and reliability while providing a scaffold that promotes growth of cells in the inner lining of the target blood vessel.
Cerebral or brain aneurysm is a condition where there is a ballooning or weakening of the inside wall of an artery in brain. As a result of weakening, the artery bulges out and can burst or rupture due to the pressure of the blood flow. Rupture of an aneurysm causes profuse internal bleeding, strokes, and even death. Aneurysm flow diversion is a minimally invasive treatment in which a device known as a neurovascular stent placed in the parent blood vessel of a brain aneurysm may divert blood flow away from the aneurysm. Over time, blood flow into the aneurysm may slow down, eventually ceasing to enter the aneurysm altogether. As the body's natural healing process works with the flow diversion device, the blood vessel may heal, and the aneurysm may shrink.
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