August 23, 2021 – Medsystems that allow proctoring and industry support through digital case broadcasts. These platforms allow tremendous numbers of neurointeventional physicians and team members from around the world to remotely share in Dr. Coon’s case experiences and teachings This technology has become especially necessary during the Covid-19 pandemic when the ability to learn…
Read MoreJune 23, 2021 -Dr. Alexander Coon, one of the world’s leading cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgeons, successfully completed the the first in human implantation of the new Evolve 40-wire flow diversion device at the Carondelet Neurological Institute of St Joseph’s Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. This device is the first cobalt chromium flow diverter specifically designed to…
Read MoreJuly 28, 2021 – Dr. Coon took to the podium to share the long-term results of the SCENT study, the largest prospective flow diversion study (180 patients) ever performed. This international trial with 25 sites demonstrated the safety of the Surpass Flow Diverter and led to its FDA approval here in the United States. Dr.…
Read More19-year-old female presented with a Large Basilar Apex (BA) Aneurysm. Patient underwent endovascular Flow Diversion treatment by looping through the aneurysm. Post-procedure imaging showed placement of the Pipeline and coils. 6-month angiography shows a cure of the complex BA aneurysm. This case was featured in The Baltimore Sun’s Medicine & Science section. You can read…
Read MoreA 57-year-old woman with a history of microsurgical clipping an Anterior Communicating (ACom) Aneurysm presented with the aneurysm depicted in the photo above. Patient underwent endovascular intra-saccular flow disruption treatment with placement of a WEB device. Post-placement angiography pictured above shows obliteration (cure) of the ACom Aneurysm. Unsubtracted angiographic image above shows the device in…
Read More07/24/2019 – Dr. Alexander Coon gave the Opening Remarks for the “Trans-Atlantic flow diversion symposium: An Evening with Surpass Streamline” during 16th Annual Meeting for the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) in Miami, FL.
Read More02/05/2019 – At the International Stroke Conference (ISC) in Honolulu, HI, Dr. Coon presented the latest data of the SurpassTM IntraCranial Aneurysm EmbolizatioN System Pivotal Trial (SCENT), the largest trial to date with adjudicated data on the use of flow diverters. The ISC conference is the world’s premiere conference devoted to the science and treatment…
Read More11-15-2018 – At the 11th Annual Meeting for the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) in San Diego, CA, Dr. Coon and his research team presented 66 cases of flow diversion with the Pipeline Embolization Device in distal cerebral vessels measuring less than 2mm in size. This data has subsequently been published as a…
Read More09/21/2018 – Cerebrovascular experts, brain aneurysm survivors, and industry leaders in neurointervention and endovascular neurosurgery gathered at The Lisa Colagrossi Foundation’s annual “Cerebral Affair” at Chelsea Piers in New York City to raise awareness for brain aneurysms. Dr. Coon and Treat the Stroke board members supported the Lisa Colagrossi Foundation in its valiant efforts to…
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