Penumbra enrolls first patient in stroke thrombectomy study

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First Patient Enrolled in Penumbra's FORWARD Study Evaluating Mechanical Thrombectomy and Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy for Distal Acute Ischemic Stroke

July 7, 2026 9:01 AM EDT

ALAMEDA, Calif., July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Penumbra, Inc. (NYSE: PEN), the world's leading thrombectomy company, announced the initiation of its FORWARD study, an international, real world prospective, multi-center study. The study will collect safety and efficacy data on mechanical thrombectomy, including computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT) and... More