Snagging blood clots upgrades stroke care

A new device threaded up to the brain can unblock jammed cerebral arteries

opening brain vessel

GRAB AND GO  A new medical device uses a catheter to deliver a wire mesh stent to snag and remove stroke-causing blood clots from inside brain arteries, restoring blood flow. 

Medtronic

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