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Article: Research reports on thrombectomy from University of Saarland provide new insights.
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- Blood Weekly
- Article date:
- November 12, 2009
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Investigators publish new data in the report 'Revascularization in acute ischaemic stroke using the penumbra system: the first single center experience.' According to recent research from Germany, "This is the first single center experience illustrating the effectiveness of the penumbra system (PS) in the treatment of large vessel occlusive disease in the arena of acute ischaemic stroke. The PS is an innovative mechanical thrombectomy device, employed in the revascularization of large cerebral vessel occlusions in patients via the utilization of an aspiration platform."
"This is a prospective, non-randomized controlled trial evaluating the clinical and ...