INVEST Registry

Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgical Treatment with Apollo / Artemis in Patients with Brain Hemorrhage: A Prospective Multicenter Registry

The primary objective of this multicenter prospective registry is to provide additional safety, technical outcomes and clinical outcomes data for minimally invasive endoscopic surgery (MIES) with Apollo or Artemis for the evacuation of supratentorial brain hemorrhage in adult patients who do not qualify for the concurrent INVEST Feasibility randomized controlled trial at active INVEST centers.

The Artemis Neuro Evacuation Device is used for the controlled aspiration of tissue and/or fluid during surgery of the Ventricular System or Cerebrum in conjunction with a Penumbra Aspiration Pump. The Penumbra Aspiration Pump is indicated as a vacuum source for the Penumbra Aspiration Systems. The Apollo system has been cleared for the controlled aspiration of soft tissue and/or fluid during endoscopically guided neurosurgery of the ventricular system. In the present study, the researchers propose to investigate the safety and efficacy of this system for the minimally invasive evacuation of brain hemorrhage - both IVH, IVH with ICH and ICH alone - in patients who do not qualify for the INVEST trial.

Learn more: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02661672