Aspiration neurovascular catheters

APRO®* catheter

<p><sup></sup>The APRO<sup>®</sup>* 55 and 70 catheters are flexible aspiration catheters with stainless-steel and coil+ braid reinforcements designed to remove thrombus.</p>

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Features

Aspiration effectiveness for every turn

  1. Excellent trackability to get to the target location faster.†,‡,1

  2. Stronger aspiration force which may lead to more effective clot removal.†,§,1

  3. Durability for Solitaire™ X revascularization device compatibility to endure multiple passes when you need it.†,1

  4. Smooth navigation at every angle. Atraumatic round tip gently navigates through tortuous anatomy.†,◊,1,2

1. Excellent trackability to get to the target location faster†,‡,1

APRO®* catheter’s unique Coil + Braid design at the tip optimizes navigability.†,1,3

Catheter distal tip <20cm construct comparison

The APRO®* 70 catheter tip is compared to competitor products.

Schematic images showing the reinforcement layer of the catheters; drawn to scale

2. Stronger aspiration force

which may lead to more effective clot removal.†,§,1

APRO®* 70 aspiration force‡,1
A chart representing the competitive comparison of aspiration force for the APRO™ 70 catheter.

3. Durability for Solitaire™ X revascularization device compatibility†,1

to endure multiple passes when you need it.

A chart showing the before and after stent resheathing of APRO™ 55 compared to the competition.

n = 2 each

A chart showing the before and after stent resheathing of APRO™ 70 compared to the competition.

n = 2 each

4. Smooth navigation at every angle

Atraumatic round tip gently navigates through tortuous anatomy†,◊,1,2

Longer hydrophilic coating provides extra lubricity that reduces resistance when advancing the APRO®* catheter¶,1

 

Catheter Hydrophilic coating length¶,1,9
APRO®* 55 / 70 102 cm / 97 cm
ZOOM™* 55 / 71 35 cm / 35 cm
RED™* 62 / 72 30 cm / 30 cm
Catalyst™* 5 / Vecta™* 71 85 cm / 24 cm

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APRO®* catheter9

Item number Compatible sheaths Inner diameter (ID) Outer diameter (OD) distal and proximal Hydrophilic coating length (cm) Usable length (cm)
APRO-70-132 minimum 0.088" ID 0.070" / 1.8 mm 0.083" / 2.1 mm 97 132
APRO-55-137 minimum 0.071" ID 0.055" / 1.4 mm 0.066" / 1.7 mm 102 137

Compatible accessories9

Item number Description Proximal length Distal length Proximal/ Distal ID Volume
FG-01001 Alembic™* aspiration tubing9 100″ 7″ 0.110″ N/A

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TM* Third party brands are trademarks of their respective owners. APRO®* is a trademark of Palmera Medical and is manufactured by Alembic LLC, and distributed by Medtronic. All other brands are trademarks of a Medtronic company.

† Based on in-vitro quantitative evaluation and may not be representative of clinical performance.

‡ APRO®* 55 vs. SOFIA™* 5F, ZOOM™* 55 and RED™* 62; APRO®* 70 vs. SOFIA™* Flow Plus, ZOOM™* 71, RED™* 72 and Vecta™* 71.

§ APRO®* 55 vs. SOFIA™* 5F; APRO®* 70 vs. SOFIA™* 6F, Vecta™* 71, RED™* 72 and ZOOM™* 71.

◊ vs. competitive catheters that have an angled tip. 

¶ K211654 RED™* 72 FDA clearance, K210996 ZOOM™* FDA clearance, K173200 SOFIA™* Flow Plus FDA clearance, K203440 RED™* 62 FDA clearance, K131482 SOFIA™* 5F FDA Clearance, K200206 Vecta™* 71 FDA clearance, K173841 Catalyst™* FDA clearance.

  1.  Data on file; D00798101 Rev D APRO®* 70 catheter competitive testing report, D01111484 Rev B APRO®* 55 catheter competitive testing report.

  1. Data on file; D01103369 Rev A APRO®* 55 Catheter Navigation Evaluation report, D00799699 Rev A APRO®* 70 Catheter Navigation Evaluation report.
  2. Li J, Ribo M. REACT Aspiration Catheters: Clinical Experience and Technical Considerations. Neurointervention. 2022 Jul;17(2):70-77. doi: 10.5469/neuroint.2022.00255.
  3. K173200 SOFIA™* Plus FDA clearance.
  4. K211654 RED™* 72 and K20340 RED™* 62 FDA clearances.
  5. K210996 ZOOM™* FDA clearance.
  6. K200206 Vecta FDA clearance.
  7. K173841 Catalyst™* FDA clearance.
  8. APRO®* 70 and APRO®* 55 Catheter & Alembic Tubing IFUs and labels, D00913771 Rev C.