Figure 4.

Line diagram to illustrate the technique of using the thrombus retrieval device. (A) The vessel with thrombus is crossed with a workhorse wire that was pre-loaded with a Rebar micro-catheter. (B) Rebar micro-catheter was advanced beyond the thrombus. (C) The wire was removed; an appropriate sized Solitaire AB device was back loaded and advanced to the tip of the micro-catheter positioned beyond the thrombus. (D) The micro-catheter was pulled back maintaining the tip of the device at the same position. This makes the stent expand and trap the thrombus between its struts. (E) The stent device is then pulled back into the micro-catheter along with the trapped thrombus. (F) Once the device is completely within the micro-catheter the whole system is pulled out.