Endovascular retrieval of a fractured Lightning Bolt 7 Catheter from the femoral vein using the ClotTriever Thrombectomy System.

Eric D Cyphers, David S Shin, Samantha S Chau, Saif A Azam, Matthew Abad-Santos, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick

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Article in Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Eric D CyphersDivision of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

David S ShinDivision of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Samantha S ChauDivision of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Saif A AzamDivision of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Matthew Abad-SantosDivision of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

Jeffrey Forris Beecham ChickDivision of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

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Abstract

As large-bore mechanical thrombectomy is increasingly used to treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT), uncommon device-related adverse events, including catheter deformation, fracture, and retained intravascular foreign bodies, may be encountered. This study describes the case of a 60-year-old man with right lower-extremity DVT and pulmonary embolism in whom a Lightning Bolt 7 catheter (Penumbra) fractured during aspiration thrombectomy, resulting in a retained catheter fragment within the femoral vein that was refractory to snare retrieval attempts. During a subsequent procedure, the ClotTriever BOLD Thrombectomy System (Inari Medical), was used to successfully achieve simultaneous extraction of the embedded catheter fragment in its entirety and acute thrombus, restoring inline venous flow. This case highlights a salvage strategy using a large-bore, mechanically distinct thrombectomy device to retrieve a retained catheter fragment while simultaneously treating acute DVT.

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DVTEndovascular retrievalMechanical thrombectomy

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PMID42831086

DOI10.1016/j.jvscit.2026.102482

PMCPMC13634281

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