NORTHAMPTON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / November 2, 2022 / Medtronic Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability around the world, but only a fraction of people who suffer a stroke get treatment in time. Medtronic is taking bold new steps to change that by launching the Medtronic Neurovascular Co-Lab™, an innovation process and platform for new ideas in the treatment of stroke care.The goal: rapidly gather new ideas to improve stroke care, identify the ones that show the most promise, and quickly develop therapies that can improve outcomes for patients."There's a tremendous need to accelerate stroke innovation," said Dan Volz, president of Medtronic Neurovascular. "A physician told me he would love to use a particular product to treat patients, but he feared there's a good chance he never will. The company doesn't have a sales organization and may not be able to bring their product to market. That's tragic."How it worksMedtronic Neurovascular Co-Lab™ Platform is creating a one-of-a-kind system to collect and quickly examine ideas from doctors, individual inventors, entrepreneurs, startup companies, or anyone else passionate about improving stroke care. A team analyzes the ideas, then expedites the best of them toward investment in more research or development of prototypes. Eventually, Co-Lab can also help shepherd a therapy through clinical and commercial stages of development."Physicians, for instance, know firsthand the needs that are unmet, but have less experience in product prototyping. Startups have innovative products but can often use help in understanding regulatory pathways. From concept to commercialization, we can help," Volz said.The need for speedThe need for speed in stroke care is critical. When a person suffers a stroke, the brain is deprived of blood. Every minute that passes kills more brain tissue that can't be repaired or regrown.
