Medtronic Expands Limited Release of Its Rist Neurovascular Radial Access Portfolio
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February 1, 2021 Medtronic announced expansion of its limited site release of the recently acquired radial artery access portfolio from Rist Neurovascular, Inc., which includes the Rist 079 radial access guide catheter and Rist radial access selective catheter. The acquisition of the privately held Rist Neurovascular closed in August 2020. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
R. Webster Crowley, MD, performed the first-in-patient procedure in September 2020 with the Rist 079 device. Dr. Crowley is Chief of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.
“Rist 079 radial access guide catheter is the first catheter that has been specifically designed for neurointerventions using the radial artery pathway in the wrist,” commented Dr. Crowley in Medtronic’s press release. “This is the first-of-its-kind device th