Device helps restore blood flow to the brain after a stroke, may help doctors save more lives SAO PAULO, BRAZIL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today ...

“Solitaire FR provides physicians with another important tool for treating this potentially fatal and often debilitating condition.” The Solitaire FR device received CE Mark approval in Europe and has ...

International health care products major Covidien’s (NYSE:COV - News) Solitaire FR revascularization device has been cleared for investigational use in the Interventional Management of Stroke (“IMS ...

March 6, 2012 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for a new clot retrieval system, the Solitaire Flow Restoration (FR) device (Covidien), the company has announced. The ...

Covidien (Mansfield, Massachusetts) reported that the Solitaire FR revascularization device has been cleared by FDA. The device is intended to restore blood flow to the brain in patients suffering ...

A new approach to stroke treatment initially developed by Dr. Jeffrey Saver's group at the UCLA Stroke Center combines the ability to restore circulation and remove clots using only a single device ..

Covidien gained Canadian approval for its Solitaire FR device--courtesy of Covidien Covidien ($COV) is expanding the reach of its Solitaire FR revascularization ...