How it works

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Patient suffering an ischaemic stroke (stroke caused by a blood clot) may be suitable for a mechanical thrombectomy if the clot is present in one of the larger blood vessels

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A catheter is fed through an artery in the groin and carefully directed towards and into the brain

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Clot

Endovascular tool pulls the clot and restores bloodflow to the brain

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A catheter is fed through an artery in the groin and carefully directed towards and into the brain

Patient suffering an ischaemic stroke (stroke caused by a blood clot) may be suitable for a mechanical thrombectomy if the clot is present in one of the larger blood vessels

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Clot

Endovascular tool pulls the clot and restores bloodflow to the brain

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