MicroVention Launches Eric Retrieval Device for Ischemic Stroke Treatment in United States

June 27, 2023—MicroVention, Inc. announced the United States commercial launch of its Eric retrieval device for the treatment of ischemic stroke. The device received FDA 510(k) clearance in March 2022.

According to the company, Eric is a self-expanding laser-cut clot retriever with multiple retrieval cages, located on a pusher wire delivery system. The device’s atraumatic design conforms to the natural vessel, which offers soft, outward radial force, minimal vessel wall contact, and exceptional flexibility, noted MicroVention.

The Eric retrieval system comes in three sizes, treating vessel ranges as large as 5.5 mm down to 1.5 mm, and it is compatible with the company’s Headway 17 and 21 microcatheters.

“The Eric retrieval device’s ability to rapidly interact and trap the embolus, coupled with its low-profile design, facilitates synergistic use with Sofia catheters and reduces time to recanalization,” commented Adel Malek, MD, in the company’s press release. Dr. Malek is Chief of Neurovascular Surgery and Director of the Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Division in the Department of Neurosurgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Eric device joins a portfolio of stroke solutions from MicroVention including the Sofia catheter, Bobby balloon guide catheter, Wedge and Headway microcatheters, and Traxcess guidewire.

MicroVention is a wholly owned subsidiary of Terumo Corporation.