Promising Results for Aneurysm Device
Published date : 20 September 2012
Article date : 20 September 2012
Masshightech reports that medical device developer, Codman & Shutlef has seen positive results for its Vascular Reconstruction Device (VRD), a self-expanding stent used in patients with wide neck saccular aneurysms.
They say that data published in Neurosurgery showed 81% of patients had 90% or higher aneurysm closure after 21 months and only 8.3% required retreatment after stent-assisted coil embolization with Codman’s VRD. The registry included data of 229 patients from 9 neurointerventional centers including the University of Florida, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Capital Health System, University of Texas Southwestern and Mayo Clinic.
32 of the patients had ruptured aneurysms. On average, patients were 57 years old at the time of treatment and had a 9.2 millimeter aneurysm. Apparently, the data also showed that 90% of patients had modified Rankin Scale scores of 2 or less. The mRS score, measuring the degree of disability in daily activities, showed no significant disabilities nearly 2 years after treatment with the device.
Source: By Patricia Resende, masshightech.com, 17 September 2012
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