Silk Road Medical Inc.
A novel hybrid carotid artery stenting procedure
Executive Summary
Patients with carotid artery disease currently have two treatment options: traditional surgical repair or transfemoral stenting, but a new minimally invasive therapy that combines the benefits and minimizes the shortcomings of these two choices will soon be available. The ENROUTE procedure from Silk Road Medical consists of a neuroprotection system that reverses blood flow out of the brain to protect the brain from any debris that is liberated during the procedure, and a permanent stent that props open the narrowed carotid artery.