
Stent-maker Silk Road Medical in the stroke prevention biz; raising $22.5 million
About half of all strokes could be caused by a narrowing of the carotid artery – the pipeline that ushers blood flow through the neck and to the brain. The Bay Area’s Silk Road Medical(Opens in a new window) may have found a less-invasive way to increase the blood flow to the brain, using traditional stenting concepts but kicking […]