title: Approval of the MERCI clot retriever: a critical view.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359775, 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA. kjb@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Kyra J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Brott
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018795:Device Approval; D017277:Drug Approval; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D020521:Stroke / Q000601:surgery*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration