Preliminary Experimental Evaluation of the Immediate Angiographic Occlusion Time with Use of the AMPLATZER Vascular Plug II for Carotid Artery Occlusion

Application and retrieval of the second-generation AVP II are uncomplicated and the device is able to achieve fast and sufficient cessation of flow in a hemodynamically comparable setting to the human carotid artery, indicating some potential to fill a gap in the neurointerventional tool box.