Background And Purpose: Thrombectomy in distal, medium vessels is a topic of increasing interest. To date, there are few studies focused on performance of ≤5F catheters in medium vessels. The purpose of this study is to compare the performance of the 3F, 4F, and 5F MIVI Neuroscience Q Catheters versus Penumbra 3F, 4F, and MicroVention Sofia 5F Catheters.
Methods: Using methods, we assessed and compared the following parameters: aspiration flow rates, clot uncorking forces, impulse, and clot ingestion. For flow rate, each aspiration catheter was immersed in a cylindrical container. Flow rate at one second was used to calculate impulse. For clot uncorking force, the force required to disengage a catheter from a simulated clot was recorded. For ingestion, we measured time to ingest soft and medium stiffness synthetic clots.
Results: The measured flow rates without a stent retriever for the Q3, Q4, and Q5 catheters were 3.54 ml/s, 5.32 ml/s, and 6.87 ml/s. The measured flow rates without a stent retriever for the 3MAX, 4MAX, and 5F Sofia were 1.46 ml/s, 2.56 ml/s, and 1.73 ml/s. The impulse calculated for one second was 26 mNs for Q5 vs 9 mNs for Sofia 5, 35 mNs for Q4 vs 15 mNs for 4Max< and 35 mNs for Q3 vs 9 mNs for 3Max. The average system ingestion for Q was significantly faster than the competitive catheters.
Conclusions: The Q catheters demonstrated higher flow rates, higher uncorking force, and faster complete clot ingestion than competitive catheters.
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