1.0Mission Magazinehttps://magazines.uthscsa.edu/missionrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HFAZwgES3l"><a href="https://magazines.uthscsa.edu/mission/stents-for-strokes/clot_removal_stent2/">Clot_Removal_Stent2</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://magazines.uthscsa.edu/mission/stents-for-strokes/clot_removal_stent2/embed/#?secret=HFAZwgES3l" width="600" height="338" title="“Clot_Removal_Stent2” — Mission Magazine" data-secret="HFAZwgES3l" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://magazines.uthscsa.edu/mission/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://magazines.uthscsa.edu/mission/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2017/01/Clot_Removal_Stent2.jpg10001000Devices called stent retrievers are used to extract clots from stroke patients with large-vessel occlusions. Stent retrievers, approximately the width of a coffee stir, are attached to a catheter that is threaded from the groin to the brain’s largest vessels. The stent is used to open a hole through the clot and reestablish blood flow. The stent attaches to the blood clot and is then pulled back down the vessel toward the groin, where it is taken out of the body. Illustration by Sam Newman