FDA Clears Silk Road’s Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The agency says it is the first such device designed to access the carotid arteries directly through an incision in the neck, instead of via a transfemoral catheter. Enroute reverses blood flow during carotid stenting or angioplasty to keep emboli away from the brain.