Nitinol stent retrievers for thrombectomy — like the Johnson & Johnson MedTech Embotrap device — remove blood clots in ischemic stroke patients. Startup Retriever Medical is developing thrombectomy ...

Thrombectomy also expands the treatment window to up to 24 hours after a stroke occurs, quickly and effectively removing clots and restoring blood flow to the brain as soon as possible.

Stanford researchers develop milli-spinner thrombectomy technology that shrinks blood clots without breaking them, showing higher success rates for stroke treatment.

Stanford Doctors Invent Device That Appears to Be Able to Save Tons of Stroke Patients Before They Die "This is a sea-change." ...

Stanford's milli-spinner removes tough clots by shrinking them, not tearing them, with a 90 percent first-try success in stroke models.

Knowing the difference it could make for stroke patients and those with other blood clot-related diseases, Zhao, Heit, and their colleagues are hoping to get the milli-spinner thrombectomy ...

Knowing the difference it could make for stroke patients and those with other blood clot-related diseases, Zhao, Heit, and their colleagues are hoping to get the milli-spinner thrombectomy ...

Thrombectomy is an innovative treatment for ischemic strokes, when a stroke specialist guided by imaging technology uses a catheter device to remove a clot that is blocking blood flow to the brain.

Stroke treatment at LGH also may include mechanical thrombectomy, an advanced, minimally invasive procedure allowing specially trained physicians to remove a blood clot from a brain vessel.

KCCI anchor Laura Terrell shares husband's story of recovery after two strokes Shawn Terrell almost died in 2023 after suffering a massive stroke. Now he hopes his story saves lives.

World Thrombectomy Day is observed annually on May 15th and is a global awareness campaign focused on improving stroke treatment and care.

Dileep Yavagal, M.D., Chief of Interventional Neurology at UHealth, part of the University of Miami Health System, describes how a procedure called thrombectomy is saving the lives of stroke ...