A clot removal device, comprising: a first segment having two first segment main struts (102, 104) that serve as a frame for holding a plurality of first segment secondary struts, wherein each of the two main struts (102, 104) has a proximal end that are connected at a proximal point of the segment and extend along a generally circumferential path, and each first segment main strut (102, 104) terminating at a separate connecting point (112, 114) that is distal from the proximal point, with the connecting points (112, 114) being connected to each other to form a generally tubular structure defining an inner lumen; wherein the plurality of first segment secondary struts form a lattice of first segment cells, with each cell surrounded by four secondary struts; two generally straight first segment distal struts connected to the lattice of cells at a distal end of the first segment, and are connected to each other to form a distal point and a first segment distal opening defined by the first segment cells adjacent the first segment distal struts, the first segment distal opening communicating with the lumen and terminating at the proximal point, characterized in that the clot removal device further comprises a second segment including two second segment main struts (202, 204), each second segment main strut having a distal end and a proximal end, with the proximal end of each second segment main strut (202, 204) connected to said separate connecting points (112, 114), and with the distal ends of the second segment main struts joined at a second segment connecting point, wherein the first and second segments (100, 200) are joined at the connecting points (112, 114) along the outer diameter of the first segment and not along the central axis of the generally tubular first segment, a plurality of second segment secondary struts that form a lattice of second segment cells, with each second segment cell surrounded by four second segment secondary struts, and two generally straight second segment distal struts extending distally from the distal end of the second segment cells, each second segment distal strut having a distal end connected to each other to form a tip, and with a second segment distal opening defined adjacent the tip. a first segment having two first segment main struts (102, 104) that serve as a frame for holding a plurality of first segment secondary struts, wherein each of the two main struts (102, 104) has a proximal end that are connected at a proximal point of the segment and extend along a generally circumferential path, and each first segment main strut (102, 104) terminating at a separate connecting point (112, 114) that is distal from the proximal point, with the connecting points (112, 114) being connected to each other to form a generally tubular structure defining an inner lumen; wherein the plurality of first segment secondary struts form a lattice of first segment cells, with each cell surrounded by four secondary struts; two generally straight first segment distal struts connected to the lattice of cells at a distal end of the first segment, and are connected to each other to form a distal point and a first segment distal opening defined by the first segment cells adjacent the first segment distal struts, the first segment distal opening communicating with the lumen and terminating at the proximal point, characterized in that the clot removal device further comprises a second segment including two second segment main struts (202, 204), each second segment main strut having a distal end and a proximal end, with the proximal end of each second segment main strut (202, 204) connected to said separate connecting points (112, 114), and with the distal ends of the second segment main struts joined at a second segment connecting point, wherein the first and second segments (100, 200) are joined at the connecting points (112, 114) along the outer diameter of the first segment and not along the central axis of the generally tubular first segment, a plurality of second segment secondary struts that form a lattice of second segment cells, with each second segment cell surrounded by four second segment secondary struts, and two generally straight second segment distal struts extending distally from the distal end of the second segment cells, each second segment distal strut having a distal end connected to each other to form a tip, and with a second segment distal opening defined adjacent the tip.