| abstract |
An intravascular access system for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures nwithin the neurovasculature through an access sheath. The system includes an aspiration or nsupport catheter having a flexible, distal luminal portion having an inner diameter defining a nlumen extending between a proximal opening at a proximal end of the luminal portion and a ndistal opening at a distal end of the luminal portion. The catheter has a rigid spine coupled to nat least the proximal end of the luminal portion and extending proximally therefrom. The nsystem includes a dilator having a flexible, distal dilator portion sized to be received within nthe lumen of the luminal portion. Associated systems, devices, and methods of use are also ndescribed. nFig 12BnWO 2016/126974 PCT/US2016/016618 n14/19 n0~ n4i-j |