Revolutionizing Reperfusion Rates in Ischemic Stroke

Researchers used the RapidPulse technology to treat 29 patients with ischemic stroke. Using the modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) scale, these doctors reached mTICI 2c (near perfect reperfusion) or mTICI 3 (compete reperfusion) in 69% of patients as their first pass effect (FPE). In contrast, a recently published study of traditional aspiration achieved FPE mTICI≥2c in only 41.5% of patients*. (*Zaidat, O. O. et al. Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke With the Penumbra System in Routine Practice: COMPLETE Registry Results Stroke. 2022;53:769–778).

In the second study the results of thirty-five patients treated using the RapidPulse™ Aspiration System were compared to those achieved in 40 patients who had been treated with standard aspiration in the past year. Across five hospitals, 60% of the RapidPulse patients achieved FPE mTICI≥2c on the first pass while only 38.5% of patients who received standard aspiration reached FPE mTICI≥2c.