Artio Medical, Inc. applications

Arteries and veins in the body, like other tissues, can be damaged or become diseased. Continued blood flow through these vessels can result in life-threatening bleeding. Physicians often implant medical devices to stop blood flow into damaged or diseased vessels and redirect it into healthy vessels and tissues. This is known as a vascular embolization or occlusion procedure.

A cerebral aneurysm is a weakened part of an artery in the brain that bulges and fills with blood. When it ruptures, blood spills into the surrounding brain tissue resulting in a hemorrhagic stroke.