Artificial blood vessel lets researchers better assess clot removal devices

Friday, April 17, 2015 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

An in vitro, live-cell artificial vessel has been created that can be used to study both the application and effects of devices used to extract life-threatening blood clots in the brain. The artificial vessel could have significant implications for future development of endovascular technologies, including reducing the need for animal models to test new devices or approaches.

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