
Thrombectomy is the surgical removal of blood clots formed in blood vessels. The removal of blood clots from the blood vessels in the brain is known as cerebral thrombectomy and the devices used for the same are known as cerebral thrombectomy devices. Blockage in blood vessels in the brain can be caused due to various reasons such as atheroma, an embolus or a thrombus of one or more arteries. A blood clot may lead to the draining or leakage of blood into the brain, if left untreated. More than 90% of strokes account for cerebral infarction in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 130,000 Americans are killed by strokes every year. Cerebral infraction is an ischemic stroke that results in a lack of blood supply to the brain. The risk factors associated with cerebral infraction include diabetes, high blood pressure, tobacco smoking, hyperlipoproteinemia, atherosclerosis, obesity and hypercholesterolemia.