Preclinical testing platforms have been instrumental in the research and development of
thrombectomy devices. However, there is no single model which fully captures the …

Background: Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is a valuable risk analysis tool aimed
at predicting the potential failures of a system and preventing them from occurring. Since its …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Aspiration thrombectomy has become a preferred
approach to recanalize large-vessel occlusion in stroke with a growing trend toward using …

Background: Although intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA)
thrombolysis is the most effective early treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS), outcomes …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mechanical thrombectomy appears to be a promising
option for distal medium-vessel occlusions, for which intravenous thrombolysis is effective …

Background Repeated number of passes, clot fragmentation, and distal embolization during
mechanical thrombectomy (MT) lead to worse clinical outcomes in acute ischemic stroke …

Background The Tigertriever stent retriever (Rapid Medical) can be actively expanded and
contracted by the operator, which allows for several actuation-related parameters to be …

Background and purpose Following mechanical thrombectomy (MT), patients with large
artery occlusive acute ischemic stroke (LAO-AIS) often have cerebral herniation due to its …

Background Preclinical testing platforms that accurately replicate complex human cerebral
vasculature are critical to advance neurointerventional knowledge, tools, and techniques …

Acute ischemic stroke occurs when a blood clot occludes a cerebral artery. Mechanical
interventions, primarily stent retrievers and aspiration thrombectomy, are used currently for …