New wire aims to make brain surgery safer
NCT ID NCT07500155
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new medical wire, called the Tarvos Microguidewire, used during surgery on blood vessels in the brain. The wire helps doctors guide other tools to the right spot. Researchers looked back at records of 121 patients who had this wire used in their surgery for conditions like brain aneurysms or stroke. The goal was to see if the wire works well and is safe.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tarvos Microguidewire (a thin wire used to guide other devices during brain blood vessel surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this wire could offer doctors a reliable tool for treating brain aneurysms, strokes, and other blood vessel problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, retrospective study without a comparison group, so results may not apply to all patients. The wire is a tool, not a treatment itself.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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121 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Undertaken a neurovascular surgery procedure including Tarvos Microguidewire
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Undertaken a neurovascular surgery procedure including Tarvos microguidewire * Available images of Tarvos Microguidewire in the neurovascular surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Disorders of vascular fragility (e.g. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome) * Prior vascular dissection or injury to the target vessels * Not meeting the data requirements needed for this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xingtai central hospital
Xingtai, China
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