Valor Medical treats cerebral aneurysms with Neucrylate, which is injected through a microinfusion catheter introduced into the femoral artery of the leg, then passed up through the arterial system into the brain. Neucrylate is slowly delivered to the aneurysm in liquid form via a syringe. Once the product makes contact with blood, it immediately polymerizes into a soft, spongy solid to permanently relieve the blood pressure of the vessel wall of the aneurysm.

Brief summaries of recent product and clinical developments in the device industry, including developments in Cardiac and Peripheral Devices, Miniature Robotic Devices, and Diabetes Management.

In May 2000, START-UP profiled five medical device companies targeting stroke, in an article entitled "Making Progress in Stroke." We recently revisited Radiant Medical, Medivance, MicroVention, and two others to find out what went according to plan and what didn't In 2007, we have to say that there has in fact not been much progress, at least in acute ischemic stroke. Two companies dropped out, two remain active with promising programs--in clinical areas other than stroke, and one, which avoided ischemic stroke in the first place, enjoyed a nice exit.