Micrus Endovascular

Micrus Endovascular develops implantable and disposable medical devices used in the treatment of cerebral vascular diseases.

Micrus Endovascular Corporation develops and manufactures both implantable and disposable medical devices used in the treatment of cerebral vascular diseases. Micrus Endovascular develops products that can be used by interventional neuroradiologists, interventional neurologists, and endovascularly trained neurosurgeons to treat both cerebral aneurysms responsible for hemorrhagic stroke and intracranial atherosclerosis, which may lead to ischemic stroke. The Micrus Endovascular product lines enable physicians to gain access to the brain in a minimally invasive manner through the vessels of the arterial system. It also sells stents, balloon catheters, access devices such as guide catheters, microcatheters, guidewires, and accessory products used in conjunction with its microcoils. Micrus Endovascular Corporation wasfounded in 1996 and is based in San Jose, California. As of September 27, 2010, Micrus Endovascular LLC operates as a subsidiary of Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.