Imperative Care Adds Zoom POD Filter Capable of Clot Capture to its Zoom Stroke Solution System

February 15, 2022—Imperative Care, Inc. announced the commercial launch of its Zoom POD aspiration tubing, a sterile field clot filter device that is the newest addition to the company’s Zoom Stroke Solution. Integrated with the aspiration tubing, the Zoom POD shortens the distance from aspiration to filtration while still maintaining full aspiration power.

According to Imperative Care, the Zoom POD should enable faster time to clot capture during critical mechanical thrombectomy procedures for treating patients with ischemic stroke.

“Stroke care is all about speed. In order to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients, it’s imperative to retrieve the clot from the brain quickly,” commented Shahid Nimjee, MD, in the company’s announcement. “The Zoom POD will allow physicians like myself to visually confirm immediately, right within the sterile field, that the clot has been captured.

“Additionally, the ability to capture the clot in the Zoom POD allows me to easily take the clot back to the pathology lab, break it down, and analyze it.” Dr. Nimjee is a vascular neurosurgeon and associate professor at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, in Columbus, Ohio.

In addition to the new Zoom POD, the Zoom Stroke Solution also includes the Zoom 88 large distal platform for neurovascular access, four Zoom aspiration catheters, and the Zoom Pump with accessories. According to Imperative Care, the Zoom Stroke Solution is a complete stroke system for access through reperfusion for fast and effective clot removal for patients with acute ischemic stroke.