Primary Recipient

LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$45,714.00

Award Date

9/24/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

To reduce the burden of disability caused by stroke there is a need for better treatments that are available to more stroke victims. Mechanical thrombectomy is a procedure that is very effective at restoring blood flow in acute stroke patients. It has b