Safety and Efficacy of the Penumbra™ System in Acute Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) Stroke

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2010
Stroke prognosis is intimately related to reperfusion. Reperfusion in acute setting can be achieved with different strategies - varying from intravenous rtPA from mechanical thrombectomy. Recently, interventional approaches have been gaining attention and playing an increasing role in stroke care. However, no solid scientifical data is available to date. The investigators want do conduct a pilot trial to test if the use of the Penumbra™ System can improve clinical outcomes in a specific stroke setting.
Epistemonikos ID: f02155c75c0f05e1192647c2a48e4aa71b1a5562
First added on: May 05, 2024