Penumbate

Penumbate (verb)
The act of rapidly moving a separator wire in and out through the tip of a continuous aspiration thrombectomy catheter during vacuum suction with the goal of thrombus removal.

The interventional radiologist penumbated the large arterial embolus until it was removed.

by Interventionalist August 21, 2018

Penumbation

Penumbation (noun)

The act of penumbating.

Jason demonstrated penumbation to his peers while aspirating acute thrombus.

by Interventionalist August 21, 2018