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Mechanical aspiration of hematomas in an in vitro model
H H Kaufman1, J E Herschberger, J C Maroon
1Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University Medical School, Morgantown.
Neurosurgery
|September 1, 1989
Abstract:
A modified Nucleotome (Surgical Dynamics, San Leandro, California) was used to aspirate blood clot in an in vitro model of intracerebral hematoma. This machine was successful in removing the clot at a reasonably rapid rate. It aspirates normal rat brain far more slowly. It therefore shows promise for being effective and safe in removing intracerebral hematomas in humans.