MRI Interventions, Inc. (MRIC) Announces First-Time Use of ClearPoint® System for MRI-Guided Brain Biopsy
MRI Interventions, creator of innovative platforms designed to enable minimally invasive surgical procedures in the heart and brain, today announced the first use of the company’s ClearPoint® system in an MRI-guided brain biopsy. The system provides physicians with guidance for the placement and operation of surgical instruments used during neurological magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures. Simply put, when a physician uses the ClearPoint system, he/she aims the system at the neurological target of choice, and watches via MRI as the surgical instrument is advanced to the target. ClearPoint is applicable for a range of procedures, including biopsies and catheter and…