‘Pull up traction test’ setting: the figure shows a stent retriever deployed within a silicone tube maintained by a rigid scaffold; the push wire is connected to the traction transducer arm of the tensile test machine. ‘Pull up traction test’ setting: the figure shows a stent retriever deployed within a silicone tube maintained by a rigid scaffold; the push wire is connected to the traction transducer arm of the tensile test machine. Paolo Machi et al. J NeuroIntervent Surg 2017;9:257-263 Copyright © Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery. All rights reserved.