With about 30% mortality rate, stroke is the second most common cause of death globally. In 2018, 1 in every 6 deaths from cardiovascular disease was due to stroke. According to World Health Organization, it is also a leading cause of serious adult physical disability. Stroke reduces mobility in more than half of stroke survivors age 65 and over. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018) (Virani, 2020) . In about 20-30% of the patients the thrombectomy fails to achieve a good outcome or is performed with significant delay (difficult patients). In stroke patients "time is brain" (Camilo R. Gomez) and at Circulate Medical we save time to save the brain.