Bibliography of Articles - Penumbra, Inc.

Bibliography of Articles
Penumbra System Publications
Tarr R, Hsu D, Alfke K, et al. The POST Trial: Initial post-market experience of the Penumbra system.
Revascularization of large vessel occlusion in acute ischemic stroke in the United States and Europe.
JNIS 2010;2:341-344.
Penumbra Pivotal Stroke Trial Investigators. The Penumbra Pivotal Stroke Trial: Safety and effectiveness
of a new generation of mechanical devices for clot removal in intracranial large vessel occlusive disease.
Stroke 2009;40:2761-8.
Bose A, Henkes H, Alfke K, et al. The Penumbra System: A mechanical device for the treatment of acute
stroke due to thromboembolism. AJNR 2008;29:1409-13.
Frei D, Gerber J, Turk A, et al. The SPEED study: initial clinical evaluation of the Penumbra novel 054
Reperfusion Catheter. JNIS 2013; Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Gandhi C, Christiano L and Prestigiacomo C. Endovascular management of acute ischemic stroke.
Neurosurg Focus 2009;26:E2.
Goyal M, Menon B, Coutts S, et al. Effect of baseline CT scan appearance and time to recanalization on
clinical outcomes in endovascular thrombectomy of acute ischemic strokes. Stroke 2010. Published
online Nov 18, 2010.
Grunwald I, Walter S, Shamdeen MG, et al. New mechanical recanalization devices – the future in
pediatric stroke treatment? Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2010;22:63-66.
Grunwald I, Walter S, Papanagiotou P, et al. Revascularization in acute ischemic stroke using the
Penumbra System: The first single center experience. European Journal of Neurology 2009;16(11):1210-
1216.
Grunwald I, Bose A, Struffert T, et al. Images in neurology. Liposuction in mind. Arch Neurol 2009;66:800-
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Huded V, Saraf R and Limaye U. Mechanical device: the Penumbra System in the management of acute
stroke – report of five cases. Neurology India 2009;57:310-312.
Hui F, Hussain M and Elgabaly M. Embolic protection devices and the Penumbra 054 catheter: utility in
tandem occlusion in acute ischemic stroke. JNIS 2010. Published online October 20, 2010.
Hui F, Narayanan S and Cawley M. Posterior-to-anterior circulation access using the Penumbra Stroke
System for mechanical thrombectomy of a right middle cerebral artery thrombus. World Neurosurg
2010;73:17-21.
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Janardhan V, Gianatasio RM, Chen SH, et al for the Penumbra FIRST Trial Investigators. Preliminary
Results from the FIRST Trial: Natural History of Acute Stroke from Large Vessel Occlusion. Stroke.
2013;44:A194.
Kim AS, Nguyen-Huynh M, Johnston SC. A cost-utility analysis of mechanical thrombectomy as an
adjunct to intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator for acute large-vessel ischemic stroke. Stroke.
2011;42:2013-18.
Kulcsar Z, Bonvin C, Pereira VM, et al. Penumbra System: A novel mechanical thrombectomy device for
large-vessel occlusions in acute stroke. AJNR 2010;31:628-633.
Kulcsar Z, Yilmaz H, Bonvin C, et al. Multiple coaxial catheter system for reliable access in interventional
stroke therapy. Cardiovas Interven Radiology 2010;33:1205-1209.
Menon BK, Hill MD, Eesa M, et al. Initial experience with the Penumbra Stroke System for recanalization
of large vessel occlusions in acute ischemic stroke. Neuroradiology. 2011;53:261-66.
Miteff F, Faulder KC, Goh AC, et al. Mechanical thrombectomy with a self-expanding retrievable
intracranial stent (Solitaire AB): experience in 26 patients with acute cerebral artery occlusion. AJNR Am
J Neuroradiol. 2011;32:1078-81.
Nguyen-Huynh MN and Johnston S. Is mechanical clot removal or disruption a cost effective treatment for
acute stroke? AJNR 2011;32:244-249.
Patil C, Long E and Lansberg M. Cost-effectiveness analysis of mechanical thrombectomy in
acute ischemic stroke. Journal Neurosurgery 2009;110:508-513.
Psychogios MN, Kreusch A, Wasser K, et al. Recanalization of large intracranial vessels using the
Penumbra System: a single-center experience. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2012;33:1488-93.
Roth C, Mielke A, Siekmann R, et al. First experiences with a new device for mechanical thrombectomy in
acute basilar artery occlusion. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2011;32:28-34.
Struffert T, Köhrmann M, Engelhorn T, et al. Penumbra Stroke System as an “add-on” for the treatment of
large vessel occlusive disease following thrombolysis: first results. European Society of Radiology.
2009;19(9):2286-93.
Taschner C, Treier M, Schumacher M, et al. Mechanical thrombectomy with the Penumbra recanalization
device in acute ischemic stroke. J Neuroradiol 2011;38(1):47-52.
Turk AS 3rd, Campbell JM, Spiotta A, et al. An investigation of the cost and benefit of mechanical
thrombectomy for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke. J Neurointerv Surg. 2013 Feb 1.
[Epub ahead of print]
Turk A, Magarik JA, Chaudry I, et al. CT perfusion-guided patient selection for endovascular treatment of
acute ischemic stroke is safe and effective. J Neurointerv Surg. 2012;4:261-65.
Yoo A, Heck D, Frei D, et al for the Penumbra THERAPY Trial Investigators. Preliminary Clot Length
Analysis of Anterior Circulation Large Vessel Occlusions. Stroke. 2013;44:A193.
Yoo AJ, Frei D, Tateshima S, et al. The Penumbra Stroke System: a technical review. J Neurointerv Surg.
2012;4:199-205.
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Penumbra System Presentations and Posters
Baxter B. Review of Penumbra System Trials: Low Rate of Embolization of Previously Uninvolved
Territory of the Brain using the Penumbra System in Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment. Presented at the
SNIS Meeting, San Diego, CA, Jul 2012.
Beuing, O for the SPEED Trial Investigators. The SPEED Trial: A Study of the Penumbra® 054
Reperfusion Catheter. Presented at the CIRSE Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, Sep 2012.
Bonvin C, Kulcsar Z, Pereira VM, et al. Early recanalization rate and clinical outcome in acute stroke
patients treated with the Penumbra System: Preliminary experience in 33 cases. Presented at WFITN,
Montreal, Canada, Jul 2009.
Chaudhry ZA, Yoo AJ, González RG, et al for the Penumbra Pivotal and PICS Investigators. Refining the
pre-treatment noncontrast CT ASPECTS threshold for IAT selection: Pooled analysis of the Penumbra
Pivotal Study and PICS Registry. Presented at the ASNR Meeting, New York, NY, Apr 2012.
Clark W, Bose A, Lopes D, et al. The Penumbra Stroke Trial: A phase 2 study to assess safety and
performance of a new generation mechanical device for clot removal in acute stroke. Presented at the
International Stroke Conference, San Francisco, CA, Feb 2007.
Frei D, Yoo A, Heck D, et al for the START Investigators. Primary Results of the Penumbra START Trial.
Presented at the International Stroke Conference, Honolulu, HI, Feb 2013.
Frei D, Yoo A, Heck D, et al for the START Trial Investigators. Pre-treatment CTA ASPECTS as a
Predictor of Clinical Outcome in Endovascular Stroke Therapy (EVT): Results from the Penumbra START
Trial. Presented at the SNIS Meeting, San Diego, CA, Jul 2012.
Frei D and Bellon R. Mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke patients who were refractory to
intravenous thrombolytic therapy. Presented at the International Stroke Conference, San Diego, CA, Feb
2009.
Frei D for the Penumbra Trial Investigators. The Penumbra Pivotal Trial: Revascularization in patients
with acute ischemic stroke refractory to IV rt-PA therapy. Presented at the SNIS Meeting, Lake Tahoe,
CA, Jul 2008.
Grobelny T for the Penumbra Stroke Trial Investigators. Evidence of improved outcomes from
revascularization by the Penumbra mechanical thrombectomy device. Presented at the European Society
of Neuroradiology, Krakow, Poland, Sep 2008.
Grunwald I. Intraarterial versus mechanical recanalization in acute stroke. Evaluation of 151 patients.
Presented at WFITN, Montreal, Canada, Jul 2009.
Grunwald I. Mechanical clot removal by the Penumbra System in acute stroke. Presented at the World
Stroke Congress, Vienna, Austria, Sep 2008.
Kulcsar Z. Revascularization with the Penumbra System in acute stroke with major clot load: initial
experience. Presented at the European Society of Neuroradiology, Krakow, Poland, Sep 2008.
Madison M, Goddard J, Lassig J, et al. Single center experience with the Penumbra System in patients
with acute ischemic stroke. Presented at the SNIS Meeting, Lake Tahoe, CA, Jul 2008.
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Madison M for the Penumbra Stroke Trial Investigators. The Penumbra Stroke Trial: Effects of
revascularization on the middle cerebral artery in high risk patients with acute ischemic stroke. Presented
at the American Society of Neuroradiology, New Orleans, LA, Jun 2008.
Mayer T, Clark W, Doerfler A, et al. The Penumbra II Trial: Safety and effectiveness of a novel device for
clot extraction in acute ischemic stroke. Presented at the European Stroke Congress, Nice, France, May
2008.
McDougall C, Clark W, Mayer T, et al. The Penumbra Stroke Trial: Safety and effectiveness of a new
generation of mechanical devices for clot removal in acute ischemic stroke. Presented at the International
Stroke Conference, New Orleans, LA, Feb 2008.
Mocco J, Khatri P, Zaidat O, et al for the Penumbra THERAPY Trial Investigators. The THERAPY Trial: A
Prospective, Randomized Trial to Assess the Role of Mechanical Thrombectomy As Adjunctive Treatment
to IV rtPA. Presented at the International Stroke Conference, Honolulu, HI, Feb 2013.
Stingele R, Börsch K, Jansen O, et al. Recanalization and complication rates after the use of the
Penumbra system in patients with acute cerebral ischemia: A single center experience. Presented at the
European Stroke Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, May 2009.
Tarr R, et al. Safety and effectiveness of the Penumbra System in a stroke cohort with large intracranial
vessel occlusion. Presented at WFITN, Montreal, Canada, Jul 2009.
Tarr R, et al. Initial post-market experience of the Penumbra System: Revascularization of large vessel
occlusion n acute ischemic stroke in the United States and Europe. Presented at the International Stroke
Conference, San Diego, CA, Feb 2009.
Yoo A, Frei D, Heck D, et al for the START Investigators. Pre-treatment Noncontrast CT vs. CTA Source
Imaging – Which Modality Better Predicts Clinical Outcomes After IA Therapy? A Post Hoc Analysis of the
Penumbra START Trial. Presented at the International Stroke Conference, Honolulu, HI, Feb 2013.
Zaidat O, Meagher S, Brant-Zawadzki M for the PICS Study Investigators. The Penumbra Imaging
Collaborative Study (PICS): Results of Patient Functional Outcome from Image Guided Patient Selection.
Presented at the ASNR Meeting, New York, NY, Apr 2012.
Zaidat O for the Penumbra Stroke Trial Investigators. The Penumbra Stroke Trial: Effects of
revascularization on patient outcomes. Presented at the American Academy of Neurology, Chicago, IL,
Apr 2008.
Neuron Intracranial Access System Abstracts and Publications
Chaudhary N, Ansari SA, Pandey AS, et al. Application of Neuron guide catheter to achieve more distal
and stable access to treat cerebral vascular pathology by overcoming tortuous vascular anatomy.
Presented at WFITN, Montreal, Canada, Jul 2009.
Lawson MF, Velat GJ, Fargen KM, Hoh BL, Mocco J. Manual Direct Radial Artery Access with the 070
Neuron Guide Catheter for Aneurysm Coiling: A Novel Application of the Neuron Catheter for Cerebral
Interventions. Neurosurgery 2012; Jun 27.
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Park M, Stiefel M, Fiorella D, et al. Intracranial placement of a new, compliant guide catheter: technical
note. Neurosurgery 2008;63:E616-7.
Turk A, Manzoor MU, Nyberg EM, et al. Initial experience with distal guide catheter placement in the
treatment of cerebrovascular disease: clinical safety and efficacy. JNIS 2012; Mar 13.
Penumbra Coil 400 System (PC 400) Publications
Mascitelli JR, Polykarpou MF, Patel AA, Kamath AA, Moyle H, Patel AB. Initial experience with Penumbra
Coil 400 versus standard coils in embolization of cerebral aneurysms: a retrospective review. JNIS 2012
Sep 19.
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