Thanks to a new steerable microcatheter developed by Israel's BENDIT Technologies and the medical staff at Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, a 74-year-old man has survived a brain aneurysm.
This week, doctors at Sheba's Neuro-Interventional & Stroke Center performed the first procedure using the flexible device.
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"The patient had a giant brain aneurysm that was compressing his brainstem and had a high risk of brain hemorrhage," explained Sheba's Acute Stroke Director Dr. David Orion.
"The previous endovascular procedures we performed with the standard devices were unsuccessful due to this patient's complicated anatomy and the presence of crucial brain arteries coming out of the aneurysm," the surgeon added.
With in-use protocol failing to help the man, the hospital asked the Ministry of Health for compassionate approval to try BENDIT's microcatheter.
"This is the first-ever use of the BENDIT microcatheter in a neuro indication," Orion said, adding that he believed the device could "dramatically change the endovascular field."
According to BENDIT CEO Yossi Mazel, "Providing endovascular intervention for the brain and hard-to-access organs is a race against time. Being unable to move a catheter through a bend in the artery can result in delayed treatment and devastating outcomes."
"Dr. Orion's successful procedure using our device showcases a new frontier in the treatment of brain aneurysms and beyond," Mazel said.
BENDIT's patented technology reduces the complex catheterization procedure to a single step, and enables radial access to reduce patient risk. BENDIT Technologies has already received FDA and CE certification for peripheral use of its microcatheter, and plans to submit it for approval for neurovascular indication soon.
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