Stroke Stopper Interventional Neuroradiologists Treat Brain Strokes with New Kind of Stent

April 1, 2006 — A new "wingspan" stent helps restore blood flow for patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease, or ICAD. Surgeons insert the stent up the leg arteries, guide it to the brain, then let its wire mesh expand, propping open a clogged blood vessel. The new stent, designed">April 1, 2006 — A new "wingspan" stent helps restore blood flow for patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease, or ICAD. Surgeons insert the stent up the leg arteries, guide it to the brain, then let its wire mesh expand, propping open a clogged blood vessel. The new stent, designed...Next