Tag: computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy
Penumbra unveils latest iteration of thrombectomy system for venous thromboembolism
Penumbra has launched the Lightning Flash 3.0 computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) system, a development that includes "significant upgrades" to the venous thromboembolism (VTE) platform,...
Boston Scientific announces agreement to acquire Penumbra
Boston Scientific and Penumbra today announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Boston Scientific will acquire Penumbra in a cash...
Penumbra’s STORM-PE randomised trial completes enrolment
Penumbra has announced the completion of enrolment in the STORM-PE clinical trial.
The pivotal, prospective, multicentre randomised controlled trial enrolled 100 patients to evaluate computer...
Computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy device demonstrates “highly” improved device use time
In a subgroup analysis of the STRIKE-PE study regarding patients treated with the latest iteration of Penumbra’s 16Fr Lighting Flash computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT)...
STRIKE-PE interim analysis shows benefit for acute PE patients with syncope
A STRIKE-PE interim analysis of clinical outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) patients with or without syncope—an indicator of compromised cardiac output and so...
