NV Connect

NV Connect by Mentice is a fully integrated platform purpose-built for neurovascular healthcare professionals and medical device manufacturers. It consolidates training, planning, and procedural rehearsal into a single, continuously evolving subscription solution, leveraging advanced virtual reality (VR) and physics-based simulations to prepare clinicians for complex neurovascular interventions in a risk-free, immersive environment.

Designed to serve both beginners and experienced specialists, NV Connect connects physicians and medical device professionals through shared online curricula, collaborative planning tools, progress reporting, and case sharing. The platform supports a wide range of neurovascular procedures — from aneurysm coiling and flow diversion to thrombectomy and carotid artery stenting — and is guided by a dedicated Neurovascular Scientific Advisory Board comprising leading experts from institutions across the USA, Canada, and Europe.

Training Capabilities

• Realistic VR and physical simulations that replicate real-life neurovascular procedures, including aneurysm coiling, thrombectomy, carotid artery stenting, flow diversion, AVM embolization, ICAD treatment, and MMA embolization for chronic subdural hematoma
• An extensive case library of 44 cases spanning multiple procedure types: 6 flow diversion, 3 ICAD, 7 acute ischemic stroke (AIS), 11 protected CAS, 3 AVM, 13 coiling, and 1 MMA embolization case
• AIS cases support multiple approaches including ADAPT, direct aspiration, stentriever, and combined techniques
• Coiling cases support both direct and assisted coiling workflows
• Online training curriculum with performance reports and the ability to export data for research and studies
• Onboarding courses and guided procedures particularly beneficial for less experienced physicians
• Activities and results, including fluoroscopy recordings, accessible online
• Regular automatic updates to features, platform, and addition of new challenging cases

Planning Features

• Patient-specific case import enabling clinicians to plan and rehearse procedures based on real patient anatomy, improving readiness and reducing procedural risk
• Collaborative planning environment that facilitates joint sessions between physicians and device representatives
• Tools to help device manufacturers understand how their products perform in clinical scenarios and refine market introduction strategies
• Supports procedural strategy optimization for healthcare professionals ahead of live interventions

Rehearsal Environment

• High-fidelity, physics-based simulations providing realistic tactile feedback and visual cues that replicate the feel of live procedures
• Supports rehearsal of high-risk neurovascular procedures in a fully safe, controlled environment
• Enables device manufacturers to observe and iteratively refine device performance based on real-world usage data
• Includes VIST® Ankyras® Flow Diverter Rehearsal — described as the only solution for realistic simulation of flow diverter deployment rehearsal for patient-specific cases
• Continuous rehearsal and feedback loop for ongoing skill development and product improvement

Simulation and Technical Features

• 2 large panel bi-plane views and 3D rotational angiography (3DRA)
• True bifurcation handling (using VIST G7+) for assisted coiling with support for up to 5 simultaneous devices
• Improved device dynamics and physics-based haptics
• Life-like resistance and audible feedback during simulated interventions, including vasospasm simulation during radial procedures
• VIST® Case-It for patient-specific simulation powered by clinically proven segmentation solutions

Included Training Modules

• Neurovascular Essentials — a fully guided curriculum for learning the fundamentals of cerebral interventions independently
• Neurovascular Thrombectomy — proficiency-based training and assessment of thrombectomy skills
• Cerebral Aneurysm Coiling — hands-on VR training for coiling procedures
• Flow Diversion — training for cerebral aneurysm treatment using flow diversion devices
• Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) — hands-on training module
• Intracranial Artery Stenosis (ICAD) — image-guided interventional treatment training
• Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) — VR trainer for stroke intervention
• Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM) — hands-on training for brain AVM procedures
• MMA Embolization — training for chronic subdural hematoma treatment

Available Add-Ons

• Ankyras™ — a clinical decision support application for braided stent planning
• VIST G7 and G7+ simulator platforms — image-guided procedural VR trainers
• SIM Agility — an all-in-one agile physiological flow solution for the medical device industry and healthcare systems
• Evias+ — a versatile and compact stroke simulation system for neurointerventional teams and device specialists
• SIMplicity Flow — a compact, all-in-one flow solution with a pulsatile pump and integrated tank for product demonstrations and training

NV Connect is delivered as an ever-evolving subscription platform. The core offering includes comprehensive software solutions, while hardware, physiological flow models, and the Ankyras clinical decision support application are available as purchasable add-ons. The platform has been initially deployed at leading healthcare systems with extensive neurovascular simulation experience, and is designed to scale globally across neuroradiology departments and medical device organizations.