thrombectomy

American  

[throm-bek-tuh-mee] / θrɒmˈbɛk tə mi /

noun

plural

thrombectomies

1. surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.

---

Etymology

Origin of thrombectomy

Probably earlier than 1960–65; thromb(us) + -ectomy

Example Sentences

Boston Scientific has agreed to buy the thrombectomy company, which makes medical devices to treat vascular conditions like stroke and aneurysms, for roughly $15 billion in a cash-and-stock deal.

From Barron's

The addition of Penumbra, which makes mechanical thrombectomy products for vascular procedures, expands Boston Scientific’s vascular medicine business.

From Barron's

Boston Scientific has agreed to buy thrombectomy company Penumbra for about $15 billion in cash and stock in a deal that bolsters its cardiovascular portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal

The surgeon, in another location, could then hold and move their own wires, and the robot then carries out exactly the same movements in real time on the patient to carry out the thrombectomy.

From BBC

"Mechanical thrombectomy has allowed people that otherwise would have died or become significantly disabled be completely restored, as if their stroke never happened," said Bernstock.

From Science Daily