Penumbra To Present New Late Breaking Data Show Patients Treated With Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Technology For Pulmonary Embolism Experience Shorter Hospital Stays And Fewer Complications Compared To Other Treatment Options At The VIVA 2024 Conference
- Data presented for the first time this week at Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2024 Conference
- Findings reinforce the clinical, health economic and cost benefits of computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy to patients and the overall health system
ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Penumbra, Inc. (NYSE:PEN), the world's leading thrombectomy company, announced new data that demonstrate patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra's computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay and fewer complications when compared to other treatment options. Additionally, in-hospital mortality was low with CAVT, with no significant difference between treatment options. The late-breaking study was presented this week at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2024 Conference.
