Patent classifications
A61F2/013
PERCUTANEOUS FILTER BALLOON FOR HEMOSTASIS IN A BIOLOGICAL VESSEL, AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME DURING DAMAGE CONTROL SURGERY
A percutaneous procedural assembly for hemostasis in a blood vessel, and a method of using the same during damage control surgery is provided. The percutaneous procedural assembly provides a serial arrangement of a plurality of tubular segments that are selectively and independently movable between a deflated condition and an inflated condition in a consecutive and/or sequentially manner. The plurality of tubular segments define a lumen for maintaining patency, wherein a distal opening to the lumen provides a filter dimensioned to separate uncoagulated blood and coagulated blood so that upon withdrawal blood clots are removed from the blood vessel.
Embolic protection device
Disclosed herein are devices and methods for providing embolic protection in a patient's vascular system. In particular, the devices detailed herein are supported by a flexible scaffold that is coupled to a filter. When deployed into the peripheral or coronary vasculature of a patient, the embolic protection devices of the present disclosure collect and remove embolic debris as a prophylactic measure to lessen the risk of embolic associated complications.
Valve replacement devices and methods
An embolic material blocking catheter includes a handle assembly, an elongated element having a lumen, and a deployable embolic material blocking element. The embolic material blocking catheter is configured to accommodate insertion of a treatment catheter into the lumen to position a treatment device distal to the embolic material blocking element for administering a treatment at a treatment site and/or convey embolic material blocked by the embolic material blocking element for extraction from the patient.
Systems and methods for protecting the cerebral vasculature
Vascular filters and deflectors and methods for filtering bodily fluids. A blood filtering assembly can capture embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature. A blood deflecting assembly can deflect embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature.
Catheter including an expandable member
In some examples, a catheter includes an elongated body including a proximal portion and a distal portion. The elongated body includes an inner liner, an outer jacket, a structural support member positioned between at least a portion of the inner liner and at least a portion of the outer jacket, and an expandable member coupled to the structural support member at the distal portion of the elongated body. The expandable member may be configured to expand radially outward, e.g., to engage a clot within vasculature of a patient.
EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICE
The present invention includes an embolic protection device comprising a catheter having a self-expanding embolic filter that is disposed around the catheter proximal to a distal portion, wherein the embolic filter comprises a frame, and the frame defines an opening of the embolic filter that faces the distal end of the catheter; a deployment mechanism that is disposed around at least a portion of the catheter, wherein the deployment mechanism is longitudinally movable with respect to the catheter, the deployment mechanism is configured to contain the embolic filter in a collapsed configuration, and the embolic filter is configured to self-expand upon the longitudinal retraction of the deployment mechanism; and a wire coupled to the frame for expanding the size or diameter of the embolic filter opening.
Dynamic Microvalve Protection Device
An endovascular system includes inner and outer catheters, a handle system operably coupled one end of the catheters, and a microvalve coupled to the other end of the catheters. The microvalve is constrained in a radially-collapsed closed configuration for advancement within a vessel to a treatment site. The handle system is operable to displace the inner and outer catheters portions relative to each other to move the microvalve between closed and open configurations. An indicator is provided to visually indicate the extent by which the microvalve is opened within the vessel.
BRANCH POINT FLOW DIVERSION DEVICE
A flow diversion device for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms and other medical conditions is disclosed. The flow diversion device may include a generally tubular wire stent frame formed from a plurality of zig-zag shaped wire elements that are coupled together. The device further includes a base layer of graft material coupled to the wire stent frame and surrounding at least a portion thereof, the wire stent frame maintaining the base layer in an open condition. In some embodiments, the base layer may be formed of porous graft material having a plurality of slits formed in the longitudinal direction. The slits may have a different shape in a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration. The slits provide a passageway for a small blood flow to maintain the long-term patency of important small side branches, while also reducing blood flow to the aneurysm to promote occlusion and avoid potential rupture.
STENT RETRIEVER WITH RADIOPAQUE MEMBERS
The present invention pertains to a thrombectomy device comprising a cylindrical proximal portion and one or more radiopaque segments. The cylindrical proximal portion forms a stent frame having an outer lattice network of an outer plurality of interconnecting segments. The outer plurality of interconnecting segments are configured to exert a radial force against an inner wall of a blood vessel. The radiopaque segment is formed from a plurality of radiopaque wires extending from the outer stent frame to a central axis of the thrombectomy device along a length of the stent frame. The radiopaque segment converges to a tip along with the central axis.
Lesion Crossing Device with Embolic Protection
The present disclosure includes apparatuses and methods for a distal protection system. The system may include a delivery catheter, an embolic protection apparatus, and a retrieval catheter. An improved embolic protection apparatus with a smaller diameter wire in the area of the filter is also disclosed. Embolic protection apparatuses that can be used in a wide diameter range of lumens is disclosed.