The Needle's Eye Snare (Cook Medical) is an effective tool for extracting leads via a femoral vein. However, it sometimes fails to grasp the lead. We describe an alternative method of successfully grasping a lead by creating a wire-loop around the lead with the help of a steerable introducer.
Keywords: Agilis NxT steerable introducer; Needle's Eye Snare; lead extraction; transfemoral approach; wire‐loop snare.
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