International Stroke Conference 2008 Preview

iSc Preview | New Orleans ev3 Neurovascular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611 9775 Toledo Way Irvine, CA 92618 www.ev3.net ev3 Inc. is a leading global medical device company focused on catheter-based, or endovascular, technologies for the treatment of vascular diseases and disorders. ev3 signifies our commitment to three endovascular markets – Peripheral Vascular, Cardiovascular and Neurovascular – and to be a global provider of products. Visit our website: www.ev3.net. Global Care Quest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 65 Enterprise, Ste 430 Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 InTouch Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604, 605 90 Castilian Drive, Suite 200 Santa Barbara, CA 93117 Phone: 805-562-8686 • Fax: 805-562-8663 www.intouchhealth.com InTouch Health’s Remote Presence Robotic System enables physicians to more easily and frequently consult and round on hospital-based patients thereby improving throughput, efficiency and quality of care. Stroke specialists utilize the RP-7™ Remote Presence Mobile Robot to facilitate identification of stroke symptoms and offer patients the most advanced care available. MicroVention, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 75 Columbia, Suite A Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Phone: 800-900-8368 www.microvention.com MicroVention develops devices for the treatment of vascular diseases in small vessels. These include, the MicroPlex® Coil System, the HydroCoil® Embolic System, which combines platinum coils and hydrogel, the revolutionary V-Trak™ Delivery System with the V-Grip™ Detachment Controller, and the Glidewire® Gold Neuro and Headliner® hydrophilic coated guidewires. h Haemoscope Corporation . . . . . . . . 940 6231 W. Howard Street Niles, IL 60714 Phone: 800-438-2834 www.haemoscope.com F Ferrer Grupo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 AV Diagonal 549, 5th Floor Barcelona 08029 Phone: 34-93-600-3700 www.ferrergrupo.com Grupo Ferrer is an independent owned pharmaceutical group for private ownership with a long experience in the international market of prescription and OTC pharmaceuticals, as well as hospital business. Our aim is to offer products of a high scientific standard. HCA Physician Recruitment . . . . . . 503 3 Maryland Farms, Suite 150 Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone: 866-269-9309 • Fax: 866-897-4078 www.practicewithus.com Physician Opportunities with HCA. HCA owns and operates 170 healthcare facilities in 20 states with opportunities coast to coast. We are committed to the care and improvement of human life. We strive to deliver high quality, cost effective healthcare that meets the needs of the communities we serve. Micrus Endovascular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 K-L Karger Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 738 26 West Avon Rd PO Box 529 Unionville, CT 06085 Phone: 800-828-5479 www.karger.com Karger Publishers will display the journal Cerebrovascular Diseases, including several special/supplement issues. Free sample copies of the journal will be distributed. Additional publications include Atlas of Cytoarchitectonics of the Adult Human Cerebral Cortex and the book series Frontiers of Neurology and Neuroscience (latest volume: Handbook on Cerebral Venous Thrombosis). 821 Fox Lane San Jose, CA 95131 Phone: 408-433-1400 • Fax: 408-433-1401 www.micruscorp.com Micrus develops implantable and disposable medical devices used to treat cerebral vascular diseases. Product lines include Micrusphere and Presidio framing coils, Cashmere complex coil, Helipaq, Interpaq and Ultipaq filling coils, Courier and Courier Enzo microcatheters, Watusi guidewire, Pharos intracranial stent (not available for sale in the USA), EnPower detachment system. HealthSouth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 One HealthSouth Parkway Birmingham, AL 35243 Phone: 800-765-4772 www.healthsouth.com HealthSouth is the nation’s largest provider of inpatient rehabilitative services and serves more than 250,000 patients annually through its network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, outpatient rehabilitation satellites, and home health agencies. HealthSouth strives to be the preeminent provider of inpatient rehabilitation services. Mizuho America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 133 Brimbal Ave Beverly, MA 01915 Phone: 800-699-2547 www.mizuho.com Mizuho America, Inc. is a neurosurgical focused instrumentation company whose main products include Sugita® T2 Aneurysm Clips, AVM Clips, Radiolucent & Metal Head Frames; Micro-Instruments, Kelly All-in-One Endonasal Tr a n s sp h e n o i d a l I n s tr u m e nt S et , 7 2 0 0 B Neurosurgical Operating Table, Feather ® Precision Cutting Tools, Transcranial & Vascular Dopplers, and Day-Bailes Atraumatic & Standard Suction Tubes. Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926 20325 Center Ridge Road, Suite 620 Rocky River, OH 44116 Phone: 888-709-7089 www.fmdsa.org The Fibromuscular Dysplasia Society of America (FMDSA), Inc. is a voluntary, not-for-profit health organization dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD) by building awareness and raising funds to promote research towards new medical treatments and diagnostic tools. Lifeline Cell Technology . . . . . . . . . . 946 10 East Frederick Street Walkersville, MD 21793 Phone: 877-845-7787 www.lifelinecelltech.com Helena Laboratories - POC . . . . . . . . 418 1530 Lindbergh Drive PO Box 752 Beaumont, TX 77704-0752 Phone: 800-231-5663 www.helena.com Helena POC is a manufacturer and seller of Point of Care devices and reagents to monitor Heparin, Platelet fuction and coagulation. Future Conferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 746 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 www.my.americanheart.org Visit the Future Conferences Booth to learn more about upcoming conferences, seminars and meetings. Information about American Heart Association/American Stroke Association events as well as other global conferences can be found in this self-service area. M Medivance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639 1172 Century Drive, Suite 240 Louisville, CO 80027 Phone: 877-267-2314 www.medivance.com Medivance® offers the Arctic Sun System®, which monitors and controls a patient’s core body temperature to, non-invasively, induce mild hypothermia or to achieve normothermia. Medivance is Committed to Restoring Live™ through high quality products and market leading educational support on temperature management. Motorika USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 523 Fellowship Road, Suite 228 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 www.motorika.com Motorika USA, a dynamic company established to apply robotic technology to meet the therapeutic needs of stroke patients – the #1 disorder for which therapy services are provided in the US. With its innovative, next generation product offering, Motorika has established itself as a pioneer and leader in this emerging, high-potential field. HMP Communications . . . . . . . . . . . 846 83 General Warren Blvd #100 Malvern, PA 19355 Phone: 800-237-7285 G Gaymar Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 10 Centre Drive Orchard Park, NY 14127 Phone: 800-828-7341 www.gaymar.com Gaymar is a leader in the development of solutions for patient temperature management. The Medi-Therm™7900 Hypo/Hyperthermia unit when used with the Rapr•Round™ body wrap system offers a clinically and cost effective system to manage fever or the induction of hypothermia, maintenance and re-warming. i Imogen Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 3600 Gaston Avenue, Suite 857 Dallas, TX 75246 Phone: 888-823-4727 www.emruniverse.com Multigon Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 1 Odell Plaza Yonkers, NY 10701 Phone: 800-289-6858 www.multigon.com Multigon presents its battery operated 500P Neurovision Transcranial Doppler and its dual channel M Mode companion the TOC Neurovision. The Neurovision series is a cost effective choice for Vasospasm,Clotbusting,PFO’s, Sickle Cell, monitoring, and emboli detection. A new emboli detection program has been validated with 96% overall accuracy. Medtronic, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702 710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55432 Phone: 763-514-4000 • Fax: 763-514-4879 www.medtronic.com Medtronic is the global leader in medical technology – alleviating pain, restoring health and extending life for millions of people around the world. The company’s product and therapy portfolio includes intrathecal baclofen therapy for the management of severe spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury. INNERCOOL Therapies . . . . . . . . . . .441 6740 Top Gun Street San Diego, CA 92121 Phone: 866-682-2665 www.innercool.com INNERCOOL is the only company to provide a complete continuum of Temperature Modulation products with innovative endovascular and surface-based systems. The RapidBlue™ Endovascular Cooling and Warming System and the CoolBlue™ Surface Cooling System allow hospitals to utilize technologies with different performance characteristics to address all their cooling and warming needs. Geisinger Health System . . . . . . . . . 303 100 North Academy Avenue Danville, PA 17822-1529 www.geisinger.org Geisinger Health System is a physician-led, patientcentered organization providing quality healthcare to more than 2 million Pennsylvanians. The HCIASachs Institute has named Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) a Top 100 Hospital for Stroke Care. GMC is the hub of our system incorporating a Level I Trauma Center and a Level III NICU. Merck & Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803 351 N. Sumneytown Pike UG3AB-18 North Wales, PA 19454 Phone: 267-305-5000 • Fax: 267-305-1266 www.merck.com Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first. Established in 1891, Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. For more information, visit: www.merck.com. N-o National Institute of Neurological Disorder http://www.ev3.net http://www.intouchhealth.com http://www.microvention.com http://www.ev3.net http://www.haemoscope.com http://www.micruscorp.com http://www.practicewithus.com http://www.ferrergrupo.com http://www.karger.com http://www.healthsouth.com http://www.mizuho.com http://www.fmdsa.org http://www.lifelinecelltech.com http://www.helena.com http://www.my.americanheart.org http://www.motorika.com http://www.medivance.com http://www.multigon.com http://www.medtronic.com http://www.gaymar.com http://www.emruniverse.com http://www.innercool.com http://www.geisinger.org http://www.merck.com http://www.ninds.nih.gov http://www.merck.com http://www.walkaide.com http://www.gene.com http://www.stroke.org http://www.integrium.com http://www.genzyme.com http://www.MicroLifeusa.com

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