Figure 3.

(A) Anterior view of a proximal M2 occlusion (white arrowhead). (B) A microcatheter is guided distal to a thrombus using a microguidewire. Then, contrast injection is performed to ensure that the tip of the microcatheter is beyond the thrombus. (C) The EMBOTRAP III is subsequently deployed in a one-segment configuration (black arrowhead). As a guide for fluoroscopic deployment, deployment is performed up to the second marker from the tip. (D) Since the AC cannot advance to M2, both the AC and EMBOTRAP III distal basket are pulled back to M1, and then the distal basket is pulled back into the AC. (E) Final angiographic image after reperfusion. (F) Actual thrombus retrieved within the distal basket using the ONE-SEG technique.