General Info

Micro Therapeutics, based in Irvine, Calif., develops, manufactures and markets minimally invasive medical devices for the diagnosis and treatment of endovascular diseases, including peripheral vascular, cardiovascular and neurovascular disorders. Its medical instruments are used to diagnose and treat vascular diseases and neurovascular brain disorders, including stroke. The company s catheters, infusion wires, and other products are used to dissolve blood clots in arteries, veins and hemodialysis access grafts. Its neurovascular products include infusion microcatheters and a liquid polymer embolic system used to treat aneurysms. Micro Therapeutics' offers more than 40 products in the United States and foreign markets, which are marketed by its parent company, ev3.