a biomedical shape - set textile structure based mechanical thrombectomy systems and methods are described . in one of the embodiments , the mechanical thrombectomy device can be customized to the length of the clot in each patient . in one of the embodiments , the mechanical thrombectomy device because of the textile structure has a very low overall profile or thickness that is less than 0 . 0125 inches and therefore can be deployed within microcatheters with inner lumen diameter as small as 0 . 014 inches .