Study supports use of aspiration as frontline thrombectomy therapy for acute ischemic stroke

(Merryman Communications) Results of the ASTER Trial provide additional evidence of Penumbra's aspiration system as an effective frontline thrombectomy approach for acute ischemic stroke as part of the ADAPT (A Direct Aspiration, First Pass Technique) technique. The data showed that the ADAPT technique compared favorably: 85.4 percent of patients treated with aspiration achieved the primary endpoint of TICI 2b/3 at the end of the procedure compared with 83.1 percent of patients treated with stent retrievers.

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