title: Microcatheter retrieval device for intravascular foreign body removal.
abstract: A microcatheter foreign body retrieval device is described and its first two clinical applications are presented. The device functions identically to larger loop snare retrievers. It permits access to small vessels and was successful in its first clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco 94143-0628.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Halbach
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Higashida
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Dowd
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Hieshima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans