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New data show single-session Indigo aspiration system without overnight thrombolytics is safe and effective for patients with ALI
During the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) 2024 annual meeting (23–28 March, Salt Lake City, USA), newly presented data from a subgroup analysis of the STRIDE study showed that Penumbra’s Indigo aspiration system used in a single session without the…
Large administrative databases enter crosshairs as comparative analysis shows percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy as superior to CDT for acute PE
The pitfalls of large administrative databases came to the fore during the presentation of a propensity-match scoring analysis demonstrating that percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (MT) was superior to catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) in patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Junji Taukagoshi,…
Akura thrombectomy system for PE appears safe and demonstrates reduction of RV/LV ratio in first-in-human study
Results from a first-in-human, prospective, single-arm study of the Akura Medical thrombectomy system (Akura Medical) for pulmonary embolism (PE) were revealed this week at The VEINS 2023 (28–30 October, Las Vegas, USA). Presenter Jay Mathews (Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, USA)…
RESCUE trial shows reduction in segmental and main pulmonary artery occlusions
Robert A. Lookstein, MD, who is executive vice chair, Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York today presented the results of a subanalysis of Thrombolex’s National Heart, Lung and…
Penumbra launches Lightning Flash mechanical thrombectomy system
Penumbra have announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and launch of its Lightning Flash mechanical thrombectomy system. “Lightning Flash features Penumbra’s novel Lightning intelligent aspiration technology, now with dual clot detection algorithms,” the company notes in a press release,…
Tying healthcare waste and spending to productivity incentives
A 74-year-old woman was recently hospitalized for a pulmonary embolus from acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the mildly edematous left lower leg. She had previous DVT in the same leg 10 years ago, wore stockings and was active. She…
AVF 2022: Six-month CLOUT data indicate ClotTriever can effectively remove full spectrum of thrombus
Six-month outcomes from the ongoing CLOUT registry demonstrate the “safety and efficacy” of the ClotTriever thrombectomy system in a real-world deep vein thrombosis (DVT) population regardless of clot chronicity level, the 2022 annual meeting of the American Venous Forum (AVF)…
Surmodics announces successful first patient use of Pounce thrombectomy system
Surmodics has announced that J. Michael Bacharach, MD, a vascular interventionalist/cardiologist at North Central Heart, a division of Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, successfully treated the first patient with the company’s Pounce thrombectomy system. The procedure involved…
Surmodics builds thrombectomy portfolio with acquisition of Vetex Medical
Surmodics recently announced that it has acquired privately-held Vetex Medical Limited, expanding the company’s thrombectomy portfolio with a second Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k)-cleared device, the ReVene thrombectomy catheter. The ReVene mechanical thrombectomy catheter is specifically designed to remove large,…
Study finds racial disparities in acute stroke thrombectomy management
A new study has found several racial disparities after mechanical thrombectomy for stroke with respect to post-procedure management and outcomes. Vineeth Thirunavu of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, presented the data at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS)…