One in every 15 people develops brain aneurysms during their lifetime, according to the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (ASITN).
As many as 3 percent of those aneurysms rupture, resulting in a total of more than 30,000 people who are affected in the United States each year.
The Division of Interventional Neuroradiology at UCLA participated in the invention of a non-surgical option using a detachable coil (GDC).
Since the GDC's approval for commercial sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1995, coils have been used on more than 500,000 patients worldwide. Open PDF to read more »
The Guglielmi Detachable Coil technology is featured in AUTM's 2010 Better World Report, a national publication showcasing the most innovative technologies from universities around the world.
