Aaron Cohen-Gadol

Longeviti Launches ClearFit Covers, Allowing Post-Operative Ultrasound Imaging for Brain Surgery Patients

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Radiology, Health, Surgery, Medical devices, Medical specialties, Medicine, Surgical specialties, Health care, Neurosurgery, Neuroimaging, Medical ultrasound, Aaron Cohen-Gadol, Radiology, Health, Surgery, Medical devices, Medical specialties, Medicine, Surgical specialties, Health care, Neurosurgery, Neuroimaging, Medical ultrasound, Aaron Cohen-Gadol

Longeviti Neuro Solutions , a medtech company developing innovative solutions for complex brain surgery, today announced the launch of the Longeviti ClearFit Cover.

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  • Longeviti Neuro Solutions , a medtech company developing innovative solutions for complex brain surgery, today announced the launch of the Longeviti ClearFit Cover.
  • The first-of-its-kind sonolucent ClearFit Cover is used to replace excised cranial bone following a neurosurgical procedure, enabling neurosurgeons to use ultrasound imaging to view neuroanatomy after brain surgery, and allowing long-term monitoring of their patients condition.
  • Now, surgeons can use a Longeviti ClearFit Cover to repair the cranial void and serve as a neuroimaging diagnostic tool.
  • Longevitis focus is to develop innovative solutions for complex brain surgery that return patients to anatomical normalcy.

Barrow Receives Largest Grant in History To Seek Cure for Deadly Brain Cancer

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Monday, September 10, 2018
Brain tumor, RTT, Medicine, Oncology, Health, Barrow Neurological Institute, Glioblastoma, Neurosurgery, Anand Veeravagu, Aaron Cohen-Gadol

PHOENIX, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Barrow Neurological Institute has initiated a $50 million effort, supported by the single largest research grant in the history of brain tumor research, to seek a cure for the deadliest form of brain cancer.

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  • PHOENIX, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Barrow Neurological Institute has initiated a $50 million effort, supported by the single largest research grant in the history of brain tumor research, to seek a cure for the deadliest form of brain cancer.
  • "This grant will fast track discovery and offer support and hope to those battling glioblastoma and other malignant brain tumors," says Nader Sanai, MD, director of neurosurgical oncology.
  • Catherine Ivy, president of The Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation, said the Center's ultimate goal is to cure brain cancer.
  • "After years of assessment, we have decided to invest in the Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow.