Covidien Revascularization Device Approved for Interventional Management of Stroke Trial

Covidien COV today announced that the Solitaire™ FR Revascularization Device has been approved for investigational use in the Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS III) trial. The Solitaire FR device was approved by the IMS III Executive Committee in the thrombectomy arm of the trial and was included in a recently approved amendment submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.