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World’s First DVT Clot Removing Procedure In London – YouTube (ITV News)
Dec. 25, 2022
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It seems like a simple device – a little basket shaped wire that can be put into a vein to remove a blood clot. But it is in fact a pioneering piece of equipment that could save thousands of lives.
It’s been used for the first time – on Jackie Field, from Eltham south east London, and cured her of deep vein thrombosis. ITV’s Rags Martel explains how it works.