Silk Road Medical, Inc
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE

Abstract:

Methods and devices are disclosed that enable safe, rapid and relatively short and straight access to the cerebral arteries for the introduction of interventional devices to treat acute ischemic stroke. In addition, the disclosed methods and devices provide means to securely close the access site to the cerebral arteries to avoid the potentially devastating consequences of a transcervical hematoma.