Advancements in Thrombectomy Techniques

Bookmark this: The 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶-𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 could be the medical hardware breakthrough of 2025. This isn’t just another university lab prototype — it’s a microrobotics platform with real clinical legs. Built by Stanford’s 𝗭𝗵𝗮𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝗯, the Milli-spinner is a magnetically driven, millimeter-scale tube equipped with fins and slits — designed to navigate inside blood vessels and physically dislodge clots. Early tests in vascular models and pigs show it can mechanically debulk blockages that current thrombectomy devices can’t fully clear. What makes it special? - Untethered magnetic control - High torque in confined biological environments - Potential use cases across stroke, heart attack, and kidney stone removal This is precision robotics meeting interventional medicine — no software abstraction, just hard IP. The kind of tech that could power a new class of neurovascular tools or even redefine surgical access in narrow anatomy. Congrats to Prof. Renee Zhao and team. This feels like a category-defining platform, not just a one-off device. 👀 Watching this space closely.

Our study published in @jnis introduces Complete Clot Ingestion (#CCI) as an important new metric for assessing thrombectomy efficacy in acute ischemic stroke. We tested vonvascular.io novel smart pump vs conventional static pump. Key Findings: ⬇️ Less emboli: Achieving CCI (vs. clot corking) significantly decreased the likelihood of distal clot embolization. ⬆️ CCI removes clot faster: Of the 360 thrombectomies completed, those that achieved CCI were significantly faster (P<0.001) ⬆️ ALGO achieved a higher rate of CCI: The ALGO Smart Pump’s novel APA™ mode outperformed a leading static-mode pump, achieving statistically higher CCI (77.2% vs. 36.7%) ⬆️ ALGO achieved a higher rate of CCI across many different catheter types as compared to a leading static-mode pump These results are paving the way for safer, faster, and more effective #StrokeTreatments. I am convinced that through research we can improve outcomes for our patients. https://lnkd.in/eTWF2M2S. #InnovationInCare #ThrombectomyOutcomes #readapt