Stroke patients who arrive at a hospital with a large blood clot blocking a major brain artery now have a new treatment ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Repeated attempts to retrieve a clot in patients with acute stroke increased both the rate of emboli to new ...

Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did not lessen disability more than best medical ...

Results of an international, randomized controlled research study show that mechanical thrombectomy, which is an endovascular treatment to remove a stroke-causing blood clot in the brain, is effective ...

A pair of randomized trials shows that 2 novel ‘stent-on-a-wire’ thrombectomy devices are superior to an older system in treating acute ischemic stroke patients who have failed or are not candidates ...

Gaithersburg, MD - The FDA Neurological Devices Panel reviewed data on the use of a clot-retrieval device in the setting of acute ischemic stroke, and although most panel members saw some potential ...

Modern clot retrieval devices open a window to potentially treat patients well after the 4.5-hour window for intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA), but this needs to be proven in future ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA announced that it has cleared a clot retrieval device for treatment of certain patients with stroke for ...

For patients with acute ischemic stroke who undergo thrombectomy, an increase in the number of attempts to retrieve the clot is associated with a higher risk for an unfavorable outcome, a new study ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Blood Clot Retrieval Devices Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The global blood clot retrieval devices ...

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, 2025 — Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did not lessen disability ...

Mechanical thrombectomy, which is an endovascular treatment to remove a stroke-causing blood clot in the brain, is effective in some patients even when performed within 6 to 24 hours after a stroke, ...