Medtronic received a report that neurological deterioration and fever were observed hours after the thrombectomy.Ct imaging showed an absence of hemorrhage transformation, so it was diagnosed as an epileptic crisis which resolved the next day with treatment. this was not the result of a device deficiency, and was not a new or recurrent stroke.The patient's mrs score was 1, and their nihss score was 6.The site assessed the event as not related to the device or procedure, though the sponsor assessed the event as possibly related to the procedure.The patient was undergoing treatment for a clot located in the m1 segment of the right middle cerebral artery.The patient's pre-procedure mtici score was 0, and post-procedure it was 3.
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