A Case of Successful Aspiration Embolectomy for Acute Arterial Occlusion of Lower Limbs Using an OPTIMO Occlusion Catheter

A 78-year-old man visited our department with complaint of pain in the right lower limb that had developed after dinner, followed by cold sense on the next morning. CTA revealed complete occlusion of the proximal right superficial femoral artery. Because he exercised, senses in his right toe were not lost. We then decided to perform embolectomy. Because embolectomy using a Fogarty catheter was unsuccessful, we aspirated a direct thrombus using a 9-Fr OPTIMO occlusion catheter and achieved recanalization. Thus, we suggest that thrombus aspiration using the OPTIMO occlusion catheter for acute arterial occlusion of lower limbs is effective.