{"id":7440,"date":"2025-06-25T17:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=7440"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:10:26","slug":"tiny-clot-busting-robots-a-potential-revolution-in-stroke-and-heart-attack-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/tiny-clot-busting-robots-a-potential-revolution-in-stroke-and-heart-attack-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Clot-Busting Robots: A Potential Revolution in Stroke and Heart Attack Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Tiny Clot-Busting Robots: A Potential Revolution in Stroke and Heart Attack Treatment<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Source: Nature.<\/div>\n<div>Published: 04 June 2025.<\/div>\n<div>Summary:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span> 1. Stanford University researchers developed a new technology called milli-spinner thrombectomy\u2014tiny robots designed to swim through blood vessels and remove clots mechanically.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 2. The technology shows major success:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 In tough cases where existing devices work only ~11% of the time, milli-spinners achieved 90% success on the first attempt.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 3. Instead of breaking or cutting clots, these robots alter the clot\u2019s structure, making it easier and safer to remove.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 4. The approach performed better in both lab simulations and animal studies, with potential uses in:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Stroke<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Heart attack<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Pulmonary embolism<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Peripheral thrombosis<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 5. The robot\u2019s spinning shape, initially made for movement, creates suction that helps dissolve clots effectively.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 6. During testing, scientists noticed:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Clot color changed from red to white<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Clot volume dropped significantly<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 7. Current versions are inserted through a catheter and remain in one place.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u27a4 But researchers are working on a wireless version that can move freely inside the body.<\/div>\n<div><span> 8. Future uses may include removing kidney stone fragments, and even non-medical applications are being explored.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 9. The technology is still in development and will need further testing and FDA approval before it can be used in hospitals.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cNature is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal based in London, UK, renowned for publishing groundbreaking research across all fields of natural and biomedical sciences\u201d.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-024-07462-6\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-024-07462-6<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiny Clot-Busting Robots: A Potential Revolution in Stroke and Heart Attack Treatment Source: Nature. Published: 04 June 2025. Summary: 1. Stanford University researchers developed a new technology called milli-spinner thrombectomy\u2014tiny robots designed to swim through blood vessels and remove clots mechanically. 2. The technology shows major success: \u2022 In tough cases where existing devices work [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7447,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7440\/revisions\/7447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}