| Developers: | Penumbra |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | January 2023 |
| Branches: | Pharmaceuticals, Medicine, Health Care, Medical Device Manufacturers |
2023: Product Announcement
On January 10, 2023, the American company Penumbra presented the Lightning Flash complex. It is claimed to be the most advanced and powerful mechanical thrombectomy system on the market.
Lightning Flash uses Penumbra's new Lightning Intelligent Aspiration technology with a dual blood clot detection algorithm. In combination with the innovative design of catheters, the system allows the rapid and effective removal of large blood clots, including venous blood clots and pulmonary embolism (PE).
 | Lightning Flash provides doctors with a large, high-torque catheter designed to more efficiently remove blood clots in the pulmonary arteries or deep veins. This ensures a high level of security thanks to computer algorithms. We believe that with this new technology, improved results can be achieved, including through the unique ability to distinguish current blood from a clot, said James F. Benenati, chief medical officer at Penumbra. |  |
The Lightning Flash complex uses the Penumbra ENGINE platform with algorithms based on pressure and flow analysis: this makes it possible to track blood flow and detect blood clots. The catheter is made using MaxID hypothotubing technology, which allows for an internal diameter similar to large catheters, while maintaining a more compact profile and a soft atraumatic tip designed to facilitate navigation of the complex vascular system. In general, Lightning Flash is expected to fundamentally change the way blood clots are removed from the body.[1]
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