Imperative Care Launches Zoom 4S Catheter for Ischemic Stroke Treatment

January 30, 2026—Imperative Care, Inc. announced the commercial launch and first patient cases of the new Zoom 4S catheter, an aspiration thrombectomy device in ischemic stroke treatment. The device is designed to navigate a broad range of patient anatomies, noted the company

According to Imperative Care, Zoom 4S provides the benefits of the ADAPT 2.0 technique, which brings (1) an intracranial 0.088-inch catheter closer to the clot; (2) aspiration through an asymmetric tip catheter for more complete clot ingestion; and (3) the enhanced power of aspiration through the continuous dual aspiration technique—CDAT—applied to two catheters. ADAPT 2.0 is designed to provide fast, simple, and effective treatment of stroke without multiple exchanges. Zoom 4S requires a single setup, stated the company.

Chip Wiginton, DO, of Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina, commented on the device in the Imperative Care press release.

“In my early experience with Zoom 4S, I have found that it integrates seamlessly within the Zoom stroke system, helping reduce guesswork when selecting the optimal device set-up for each patient’s anatomy,” stated Dr. Wiginton. “Zoom 4S also provides a purposefully designed option for employing the ADAPT 2.0 technique, offering me procedural control through a stable platform for intracranial access, reliable clot ingestion using asymmetric aspiration, and continuous dual aspiration applied to both Zoom 7X and Zoom 4S catheters. We look forward to further understanding the potential impact of this system in helping make stroke procedures faster and simpler.”