Prior to the introduction of intravenous heparin, surgical thrombectomy was the only effective means for treating a symptomatic lower extremity DVT, [21] but the reported outcomes of open surgical ...

With the addition of the Pounce™ XL Thrombectomy System, indicated for use in 5.5–10 mm peripheral arteries, the fully mechanical Pounce™ Thrombectomy Platform can now remove thrombi or emboli ...

Endovascular thrombectomy is a surgical procedure involving the removal of a clot from a blood vessel. Surgeons use a catheter device, and is intended to restore the normal blood flow. Embolism is a ...

Researchers report that the current standard of care for stroke should factor in procedure time when considering surgical intervention. By studying the number of attempts and the time spent performing ...

Hospital beds for stroke patients are typically elevated at the head, however, a flat head position before surgical removal of a blood clot in the brain (thrombectomy) may lead to better outcomes.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surmodics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRDX), a leading provider of medical device and in vitro diagnostic technologies to the health care industry, today announced the ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Large-bore mechanical thrombectomy for high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) was associated with fewer major adverse outcomes than other approaches, the FLAME study showed. Clot removal ...

In the United States, open surgical thrombectomy was largely abandoned in the 1980s owing to the severity of complications associated with its use. [30] The one area where its use remains is in those ...