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  • Title: Coil embolization through the Marathon microcatheter: Advantages and pitfalls.
    Author: Beckett JS, Duckwiler GR, Tateshima S, Szeder V, Jahan R, Gonzalez N, Vinuela F.
    Journal: Interv Neuroradiol; 2017 Feb; 23(1):28-33. PubMed ID: 27789619.
    Abstract:
    Due to technical limitations, small, distal, and tortuous intracranial pathology is sometimes out of reach of the current armamentarium of microcatheters designed for intracranial coil embolization. The Marathon microcatheter (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), designed specifically for the delivery of Onyx, is longer and more flexible than most coil delivery catheters. We report on nine patients (three with arteriovenous fistula, three with arteriovenous malformation, two with intracranial aneurysm, and one with tumor) where Marathon was used to deliver commercially available platinum coils. We also conducted laboratory compatibility testing and conclude that the Marathon can be used as a coil delivery catheter for Barricade coils (Blockade Medical, Irvine, California, USA) with diameter less than 0.012 in.
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