Tag: Thrombectomy

Akura Medical Announces Successful First-in-Human Use of its High Performance Mechanical Thrombectomy Platform

Initial cases, proctored by 2 leading US interventionalists, mark the first use of mechanical thrombectomy for pulmonary embolism in the Republic of Georgia Akura’s platform, which will be featured at PCR Innovator’s Day, uses a differentiated approach to deliver high performance for patients with VTE LOS GATOS, Calif., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Akura Medical, a Shifamed portfolio company focused […]

MicroVention Announces FDA Clearance For Thrombectomy Device

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — MicroVention, Inc. a U.S.-based subsidiary of Terumo and a global neurovascular company, announced today the FDA clearance of a new clinical indication for the SOFIA® Catheter (Soft TOrqueable catheter For Intracranial Access) to include contact aspiration technique for successful revascularization among patients with acute ischemic stroke, secondary to intracranial large vessel occlusive disease. When considered […]

Stryker’s Trevo™ Retriever becomes first and only device indicated for acute ischemic stroke treatment up to 24 hours in Europe

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, USA, May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Following the expanded indication in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February, Stryker’s Trevo Retriever has received CE marking as a front-line treatment for patients experiencing acute ischemic stroke up to 24 hours from symptom onset, increasing the treatment window by 18 hours. “The 24-hour indication opens […]

Stryker Announces Publication of the DAWN Trial Results in the New England Journal of Medicine

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, USA, Nov. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The New England Journal of Medicine published the results of the DAWN Trial, the first to provide compelling evidence in treating late window and wake-up stroke patients with mechanical thrombectomy. Currently, less than one in 10 patients suffering from an ischemic stroke receives thrombectomy, due in part to a […]

Inari Medical Announces First Patient Treated with the ClotTriever™ Thrombectomy System

NEWS PROVIDED BY | Inari Medical Inc. | 10 Apr, 2017, 09:00 ET IRVINE, Calif., April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Inari Medical Inc., a venture capital backed medical device company focused on the interventional treatment of venous thrombus, announced the treatment of the first patient with its ClotTriever Thrombectomy System.  The ClotTriever Thrombectomy System received 510(k) marketing clearance from the […]