St. David's HealthCare

St. David's HealthCare is one of the largest health systems in Texas and Austin's
third-largest private employer, with more than 60 sites throughout Central Texas,
including seven hospitals, four urgent care centers, four ambulatory surgery centers,
and two freestanding emergency departments, with a third set to open in Bastrop this summer.

St. David's HealthCare has a long history of serving the residents of Central Texas
with exceptional medical care. Our 7,500 employees touch over 858,000 lives each
year with a spirit of warmth, friendliness and personal pride.

Visit our main website at www.StDavids.com

St. David's Medical Center (512) 476-7111
St. David's North Austin (512) 901-1000
St. David's South Austin (512) 447-2211
St. David's Round Rock (512) 341-1000
St. David's Georgetown (512) 943-3000
St. David's Rehabilitation (512) 544-5100
Heart Hospital of Austin (512) 407-7000
Merci Clot Retrieving Devices
Merci Clot Remover

The MERCI Clot Retriever is an innovative medical technolog used at the NeuroTexas Institute to treat stroke.  

The MERCI, Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral Iscehmia, is a corkscrew-like coil that removes an ischemic stroke clot. The treatment can often reverse the course of a stroke - instantly.  

How Does the MERCI Clot Retriever Work?

A balloon catheter guide is inserted into the femoral artery in the groin and advanced to the carotid artery using angiography, a medical imaging technique that allows a physician to see inside of blood vessels. A microcatheter and microwire are inserted into the brain beyond the clot. The corkscrew snares the clot. The balloon guide inflates to temporarily arrest forward blood flow while the clot is gently retracted and removed via suction.

For more information about NeuroTexas Institute neurovascular program, click here.

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