Dissatisfaction with the high incidence of postphlebitic limb after massive deep thrombophlebitis has prompted the use of thrombectomy in an attempt to diminish this discouraging complication. In the ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that develops within a deep vein, usually in the leg. It can cause pain, swelling, tenderness and red skin but sometimes there are no symptoms. Risk factors ...

World Stroke Thrombectomy Day raises awareness of a game-changing treatment, mechanical thrombectomy, that saves lives and decreases disability in people experiencing a stroke. The first World Stroke ...

A thrombectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a thrombus, or blood clot, in an artery. A doctor may use it to treat some strokes. The procedure helps restore blood flow to the brain. Other names ...

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imperative Care, Inc. today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of the 82cm version of its Symphony™ 16F Catheter, the company’s ...

The effects and risks of endovascular thrombectomy 6 to 24 hours after stroke onset due to basilar-artery occlusion have not been extensively studied. In a trial conducted over a 5-year period in ...

Thrombectomy and embolectomy are procedures used to treat two different types of blood clots from blood vessels. A thrombectomy is surgery to remove a stationary blood clot from one of your arteries ...

Two new randomized trials are reopening the question of whether thrombectomy may benefit selected patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by distal or medium vessel occlusions, a population in ...

After years of studies that showed negative or mixed results for endovascular thrombectomy in a rare form of stroke, two new trials provide welcome evidence that outcomes with the procedure are better ...