Catheters are used to remove fresh, soft embolic material from blood vessels in the arterial system, administer thrombolytic or anticoagulant drugs, and administer contrasting fluids into arter – ies, occlusion of blood vessels in the arterial system, and blood aspiration from the blood vessels of the arterial system. Catheters are sterile, disposable medical devices. Catheters are visible in X-ray imaging and are fully biocompatible.