Imperative Care Launches Zoom DuoPort for Continuous Dual Aspiration Technique

May 7, 2025—Imperative Care, Inc. announced the launch of its Zoom DuoPort technology for the company’s Zoom stroke system.

According to Imperative Care, Zoom DuoPort allows physicians to use the continuous dual aspiration technique (CDAT) on two Zoom aspiration catheters simultaneously from a single vacuum source to provide enhanced aspiration control and immediate clot feedback from within the sterile field with two Zoom PODs.

In January 2025, Imperative Care announced FDA 510(k) clearance for the Zoom thrombectomy system, which includes large-bore 0.088-inch catheters indicated for both access and aspiration when used with a Zoom catheter.

The latest press release noted that clinical data from the Imperative trial, which supported clearance of the Zoom system, showed that dual aspiration with Zoom is fast, effective, and safe in patients with a range of complex anatomies. With the introduction of CDAT and Zoom DuoPort, the Zoom system enables continuous dual aspiration for stroke thrombectomy, advised Imperative Care.

Imperative Care stated that Hakeem Shakir, MD, from Oklahoma University Health in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, performed one of the first procedures using CDAT with the Zoom DuoPort technology.

In Dr. Shakir’s procedure, the patient presented with an occlusion of the internal carotid artery terminus. The Zoom VTK insert catheter was used to select the vessel, and Zoom 88 was used for access. Enabled by Zoom DuoPort, the Zoom 88 and Zoom 71 maintained continuous dual aspiration from a single Zoom pump. This resulted in a first-pass thrombolysis in cerebral infarction (TICI) 3 revascularization with clot captured in the Zoom 88 catheter, reported Imperative Care.

“In this case, a first-pass TICI 3 result was made possible because of the control I was able to achieve with continuous dual aspiration,” commented Dr. Shakir in the Imperative Care press release. “Without CDAT, an additional pass would likely have been required. The CDAT approach using the Zoom system represents a significant clinical advancement in the field of stroke care that allows for continuous aspiration on two catheters and rapid, real-time feedback within the sterile field with Zoom POD.”

Dr. Shakir continued, “Prior to the introduction of Zoom DuoPort and CDAT, I would have to use two pumps to maintain aspiration or sacrifice aspiration control with a syringe. In my experience, CDAT is a more common-sense approach to aspiration thrombectomy that streamlines the process, optimizes efficiencies, and brings me immediate confidence that the stroke-causing clot has been captured.”