With the addition of the Pounce™ XL Thrombectomy System, indicated for use in 5.5–10 mm peripheral arteries, the fully mechanical Pounce™ Thrombectomy Platform can now remove thrombi or emboli ...

Hamilton Medical Center's Sonny Achtchi, DO, recently faced a particularly challenging case of blood clot removal, technically known as a thrombectomy. Officials said, "Dr. Achtchi performed yet ...

Two studies have found that a blood-clot removing procedure improves patients’ likelihood of recovering from a stroke more so than administering clot-busting drugs, according to a Reuters report. The ...

A major international analysis of 2,313 patients, median age 71, found that giving an IV clot-busting drug before mechanical clot removal modestly increases brain-bleeding risk compared with ...

When trying to remove life-threatening clots from blood vessels, current technologies are successful on only about half of the first attempts – if at all. A new surgical tool, however, is claimed to ...