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Much of the clinical success that can be achieved with aspiration-based mechanical thrombectomy is dependent on the characteristics and features of the specific device being used. In an effort to elucidate precisely how these factors actually impact device performance and, ultimately, thrombectomy outcomes, Paolo Machi (University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland) has published findings on a wealth of laboratory testing carried out by him and his colleagues in recent years.
In this video interview, he discusses this research and outlines the most important attributes in an aspiration catheter technology—from trackability and lumen integrity to aspiration force, and flow rate. Machi also provides insight on how the RED family (Penumbra Inc.) of catheters has performed in his benchtop testing thus far.
This video is sponsored by Penumbra.
