Tag: computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy
First patient enrolled in Penumbra’s FORWARD study of mechanical thrombectomy for...
Penumbra has announced the initiation of its FORWARD study, an international, real-world prospective, multicentre study. The study will collect safety and efficacy data on...
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...
