Mechanical thrombectomy for the acute ischemic stroke using the Penumbra system

Author

Kawanishi, Masahiko ; Kawai, Nobuyuki ; Tamiya, Takashi ; Guo, Shuxiang

Author_Institution

Fac. of Med., Dept. of Neurological Surg., Kagawa Univ., Kagawa, Japan

fYear

2012

fDate

1-4 July 2012

Firstpage

388

Lastpage

391

Abstract

On acute ischemic stroke within the 3 hours, intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) is sometimes effectiveness. But for occlusion of large vessels, such as the internal carotid artery and vertebrobasilar artery, IV tPA is often not effective. In Japan, Penumbra system (Penumbra Inc.) is available in 2011. We have used Penumbra system for 6 cases with acute ischemic stroke. The purpose of this report is to assess the safety and effectiveness of the Penumbra system in the revascularization of patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke.

Keywords

blood vessels; haemodynamics; medical disorders; surgery; IV tPA; Penumbra system; acute ischemic stroke; internal carotid artery; intravenous tissue plasminogen activator; large vessel occlusion; mechanical thrombectomy; revascularization; vertebrobasilar artery; Angiography; Arteries; Catheters; Educational institutions; Image restoration; Mercury (metals); Particle separators; Penumbra retrieval system; acute ischemic stroke; intravenous tissue plasminogen activator; mechanical thrombectomy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Complex Medical Engineering (CME), 2012 ICME International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kobe

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1617-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCME.2012.6275741

Filename

6275741