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September 16, 2015
Medtronic's Arc Support Catheter Launched for Solitaire Stent Retriever in Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment
September 17, 2015—Medtronic plc announced the United States launch of its Arc support catheter. Developed to improve delivery of Medtronic`s Solitaire stent retriever, the Arc is a 6-F tapered support catheter that incorporates the company’s “progressive coil design” technology. It is intended to provide the fastest route to restoration of blood flow in patients with complex anatomy who are experiencing acute ischemic stroke. The Arc catheter series received US Food and Drug Administration 510(K) clearance in July 2015.
In Medtronic’s press release, Satoshi Tateshima, MD, commented, “The Arc support catheter establishes a new level of navigation performance for our most challenging patients. When combined with Medtronic’s Solitaire stent retriever, this new system allows physicians to treat more challenging acute ischemic stroke patients and helps broaden our ability to service a larger segment of the population who suffer from this disease.” Dr. Tateshima is an interventional neuroradiologist at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
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