PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hilario Martinez
AU  - Gregg H. Zoarski
AU  - Abraham M. Obuchowski
AU  - M. J. Bernadette Stallmayer
AU  - Alexander Papangelou
AU  - Subha Airan-Javia
TI  - Mechanical Thrombectomy of the Internal Carotid Artery and Middle Cerebral Arteries for Acute Stroke by Using the Retriever Device
DP  - 2004 Nov 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1812--1815
VI  - 25
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/10/1812.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/10/1812.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2004 Nov 01; 25
AB  - Summary: We report a case of mechanical thrombectomy in which a new device, the Retriever, was used for acute cerebral ischemia in the setting of extensive occlusion of the left internal carotid and middle cerebral arteries. Excellent radiographic and clinical results were obtained. The Retriever is currently approved and available for foreign body extraction and for intracranial thrombectomy when used as part of the Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Ischemia, or MERCI, clinical trial. This device was able to retrieve and remove clots efficiently from the intracranial and extracranial circulation, offering a new therapeutic alternative in the treatment of acute cerebral ischemic disease.