• World Neurosurg · Jul 2024

    Efficacy and Safety of a New Delivery Assist Catheter with a Flexible, Spindle-shaped Shaft, in Mechanical Thrombectomy.

    • Sho Takeshita, Kouhei Nii, Jun Tsugawa, Ayako Ishii, Hironori Fukumoto, Hayatsura Hanada, Ritsurou Inoue, Kimiya Sakamoto, and Toshio Higashi.
    • Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
    • World Neurosurg. 2024 Jul 1; 187: e997e1003e997-e1003.

    ObjectiveLarge-bore aspiration catheters (ACs) are used successfully in mechanical thrombectomy (MT). However, tortuous access routes prevent device navigation because of the ledge effect. The AXS Offset Delivery Assist Catheter is designed to reduce the ledge effect. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the Offset affects AC navigation compared with standard inner microcatheters in MT.MethodsWe retrospectively investigated 75 MTs for anterior circulation occlusion between January 2018 and May 2022 at our hospital. All MTs were performed using an AC, and 2 types of inner microcatheter (Offset or 0.021-0.027-inch standard microcatheter) were chosen randomly during AC navigation. The patients' characteristics, MT techniques, angiographic findings, and clinical outcomes were compared between the Offset and standard group (Non-Offset). The puncture to first pass of the lesion time was investigated to compare the characteristics of the inner catheters.ResultsThe Offset group comprised 12 patients versus 63 in the Non-Offset group. Although most baseline clinical characteristics and outcomes were similar between the groups, the puncture to first pass of the lesion time was significantly shorter in the Offset versus Non-Offset group (31 ± 10 vs. 46 ± 24 minutes, respectively; P = 0.032). In the Offset group, all stent retrievers were deployed via the Offset. One artery dissection and 8 symptomatic intracranial hemorrhages occurred in the Non-Offset group; no complications occurred in the Offset group.ConclusionsThe AXS Offset delivery assist catheter permitted faster and safer navigation of various ACs to the occlusions compared with standard delivery microcatheters in MT.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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