The first published report of a successful percutaneous retrieval of an intravascular foreign body was published in 1964. Since that time, the use of percutaneous catheters, metallic stents, embolization coils, vena cava filters, and other percutaneous technologies has increased at an exponential rate. However, these percutaneous interventions are associated with a risk of various complications, including fragmentation or embolization of a foreign body into the vas-culature. Intravascular foreign body retrieval treatment can be achieved via either percutaneous or surgical techniques.In this issue of the Journal, Tsuchida et al. have described the initial testing of an over-the-wire forceps-like device that is intended for foreign body retrieval.
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