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Comparison of Two Foreign Body Retrieval Devices with Adjustable Loops in a Swine Model

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The purpose of the study was to compare two similar foreign body retrieval devices, the Texan™ (TX) and the Texan LONGhorn™ (TX-LG), in a swine model. Both devices feature a ≤30-mm adjustable loop. Capture times and total procedure times for retrieving foreign bodies from the infrarenal aorta, inferior vena cava, and stomach were compared. All attempts with both devices (TX, n = 15; TX-LG, n = 14) were successful. Foreign bodies in the vasculature were captured quickly using both devices (mean ± SD, 88 ± 106 sec for TX vs 67 ± 42 sec for TX-LG) with no significant difference between them. The TX-LG, however, allowed significantly better capture times than the TX in the stomach (p = 0.022), Overall, capture times for the TX-LG were significantly better than for the TX (p = 0.029). There was no significant difference between the total procedure times in any anatomic region. TX-LG performed significantly better than the TX in the stomach and therefore overall. The better torque control and maneuverability of TX-LG resulted in better performance in large anatomic spaces.

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This work was supported in part by grants from the John S. Drain Research Foundation and by grant NIH-NCICA-16672 from the National Cancer Institute.

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Kónya, A. Comparison of Two Foreign Body Retrieval Devices with Adjustable Loops in a Swine Model. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 29, 1060–1067 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-005-0208-8

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