The New England Journal of Medicine

Embolectomy from the Abdominal Aorta

ONE hundred and ninety saddle emboli at the aortic bifurcation have been reported to date. To these we are adding 3 cases, making a total of 193. Two of our 3 patients were treated by embolectomy, and ...
Medscape

IMS 3 trial of mechanical embolectomy in stroke stopped

New Orleans, LA - The Interventional Management of Stroke 3 (IMS 3) trial, comparing intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) alone vs combination tPA and intra-arterial therapy (IA) using ...
Business Wire

Jupiter Endovascular Announces First U.S. Patient Treated With Vertex Pulmonary Embolectomy System Using Endoportal Control

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jupiter Endovascular, Inc., a medical technology startup developing a new class of endovascular procedures using Endoportal Control™, announced today that the ...
Nature

Is mechanical embolectomy a safe and efficacious treatment strategy in patients with acute ischemic stroke?

Tissue plasminogen activator can improve neurologic outcome after acute ischemic stroke (AIS); however, as an intravenous or catheter-based treatment strategy, it is not suitable for all AIS patients.
Medscape

Class I Recall for Applied Medical's Embolectomy Catheters

Applied Medical is recalling 19,400 of their Python embolectomy catheters, Bard embolectomy catheters, and OTW Latis cleaning catheters because the catheter tip could detach during use. If this ...