105 results about "Left vertebral artery" patented technology

There is disclosed a porous emboli deflector for preventing cerebral emboli while maintaining cerebral blood flow during an endovascular or open surgical procedure. The device prevents the entrance of emboli of a size able to cause stroke (such as greater than 100 microns) from entering either the right or left common carotid arteries, and / or the right or left vertebral arteries by deflecting emboli downstream of these vessels. The device can be placed prior to any manipulation of the heart or aorta allowing maximal protection of the brain during the index procedure. The deflector has a low profile within the aorta which allows sheaths, catheters, or wires used in the index procedure to pass. Also disclosed are methods for insertion and removal of the deflector.

The invention provides a medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting / occluding members. The catheter is adapted for use with therapeutic or diagnostic devices, including an angioplasty / stent catheter and an atherectomy catheter. The constrictor / occluder is mounted at the distal end of the catheter. Manometers may be mounted distal to one or more constrictors for measuring pressure distal to the constrictor(s). Methods of using the devices for preventing distal embolization during extracranial or intracranial carotid procedures or vertebral artery procedures by reversing blood flow in an internal carotid artery, an external carotid artery, and / or a common carotid artery toward the subclavian artery are disclosed.

There is disclosed a porous emboli deflector for preventing cerebral emboli while maintaining cerebral blood flow during an endovascular or open surgical procedure. The device prevents the entrance of emboli of a size able to cause stroke (such as greater than 100 microns) from entering either the right or left common carotid arteries, and / or the right or left vertebral arteries by deflecting emboli downstream of these vessels. The device can be placed prior to any manipulation of the heart or aorta allowing maximal protection of the brain during the index procedure. The deflector has a low profile within the aorta which allows sheaths, catheters, or wires used in the index procedure to pass. Also disclosed are methods for insertion and removal of the deflector.

The invention provides a medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting / occluding members. The catheter is adapted for use with therapeutic or diagnostic devices, including an angioplasty / stent catheter and an atherectomy catheter. The constrictor / occluder is mounted at the distal end of the catheter. Manometers may be mounted distal to one or more constrictors for measuring pressure distal to the constrictor(s). Methods of using the devices are disclosed for preventing distal embolization during extracranial or intracranial carotid artery, vertebral artery, or coronary artery procedures, or procedures involving any vessel having collateral flow by reversing flow in the diseased vessel.

The invention provides a medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting / occluding members. The catheter has a lumen communicating with a port at its distal end. The lumen and port are adapted for introduction of therapeutic or diagnostic devices, including an angioplasty / stent catheter and an atherectomy catheter, into a vertebral or basilar artery. The constrictor / occluder is mounted proximal to the port of the catheter. Manometers may be mounted distal to one or more constrictors for measuring pressure distal to the constrictor(s). Methods of using the devices for preventing distal embolization during vertebral and / or basilar procedures by reversing blood flow in the vertebral artery toward the subclavian artery are disclosed.

Apparatus and methods for treatment of stroke are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention disposes at least one catheter having a distal occlusive member in either the common carotid artery (CCA) or both the vertebral artery (VA) and the CCA on the hemisphere of the cerebral occlusion. Blood flow in the opposing carotid and / or vertebral arteries may be inhibited. Retrograde or antegrade flow may be provided through either catheter independently to effectively control cerebral flow characteristics. Under such controlled flow conditions, a thrombectomy device may be used to treat the occlusion, and any emboli generated are directed into the catheter(s).

There is disclosed a porous emboli deflector for preventing cerebral emboli while maintaining cerebral blood flow during an endovascular or open surgical procedure. The device prevents the entrance of emboli of a size able to cause stroke (such as greater than 100 microns) from entering either the right or left common carotid arteries, and / or the right or left vertebral arteries by deflecting emboli downstream of these vessels. The device can be placed prior to any manipulation of the heart or aorta allowing maximal protection of the brain during the index procedure. The deflector has a low profile within the aorta which allows sheaths, catheters, or wires used in the index procedure to pass. The deflector shaft could have a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being more flexible than the first portion. The deflector frame can include one, two, or more movable structures, such as hinges. Also disclosed are methods for insertion and removal of the deflector.

There is disclosed a porous emboli deflector for preventing cerebral emboli while maintaining cerebral blood flow during an endovascular or open surgical procedure. The device prevents the entrance of emboli of a size able to cause stroke (such as greater than 100 microns) from entering either the right or left common carotid arteries, and / or the right or left vertebral arteries by deflecting emboli downstream of these vessels. The device can be placed prior to any manipulation of the heart or aorta allowing maximal protection of the brain during the index procedure. The deflector has a low profile within the aorta which allows sheaths, catheters, or wires used in the index procedure to pass. Also disclosed are methods for insertion and removal of the deflector.

There is disclosed a porous emboli deflector for preventing cerebral emboli while maintaining cerebral blood flow during an endovascular or open surgical procedure. The device prevents the entrance of emboli of a size able to cause stroke (such as greater than 100 microns) from entering either the right or left common carotid arteries, and / or the right or left vertebral arteries by deflecting emboli downstream of these vessels. The device can be placed prior to any manipulation of the heart or aorta allowing maximal protection of the brain during the index procedure. The deflector has a low profile within the aorta which allows sheaths, catheters, or wires used in the index procedure to pass. Also disclosed are methods for insertion and removal of the deflector.

Apparatus and methods for treatment of stroke are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention disposes at least one catheter having a distal occlusive member in either the common carotid artery (CCA) or both the vertebral artery (VA) and the CCA on the hemisphere of the cerebral occlusion. Blood flow in the opposing carotid and / or vertebral arteries may be inhibited. Retrograde or antegrade flow may be provided through either catheter independently to effectively control cerebral flow characteristics. Under such controlled flow conditions, a thrombectomy device may be used to treat the occlusion, and any emboli generated are directed into the catheter(s).

Apparatus and methods for treatment of stroke are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention disposes at least one catheter having a distal occlusive member in either the common carotid artery (CCA) or both the vertebral artery (VA) and the CCA on the hemisphere of the cerebral occlusion. Blood flow in the opposing carotid and / or vertebral arteries may be inhibited. Retrograde or antegrade flow may be provided through either catheter independently to effectively control cerebral flow characteristics. Under such controlled flow conditions, a thrombectomy device may be used to treat the occlusion, and any emboli generated are directed into the catheter(s).

The invention provides a medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting / occluding members. The catheter is adapted for use with therapeutic or diagnostic devices, including an angioplasty / stent catheter and an atherectomy catheter. The constrictor / occluder is mounted at the distal end of the catheter. Manometers may be mounted distal to one or more constrictors for measuring pressure distal to the constrictor(s). Methods of using the devices are disclosed for preventing distal embolization during extracranial or intracranial carotid artery, vertebral artery, or coronary artery procedures, or procedures involving any vessel having collateral flow by reversing flow in the diseased vessel.

The invention relates to a brain vascular blood circulation dynamic analysis method and the apparatus thereof. According to the cerebral circulation vascular bed anatomical model, an equivalent network model which comprises 12 pipeline units simulating the brain circulation blood dynamics is built, and the relevant parameter calculation formulas are confirmed, by utilizing the formulas, the flow rate waveform and the value inside the cartid artery, the pressure waveform, the blood pressure of the body, the diameter of the blood vessel, the flow rate waveform and the valve of the vertebral artery and the front, the middle and the rear parts on two sides inside the skull, and the characteristic and the parameter of the cartid artery and each blood vessel section inside the skull can be determined, the apparatus designed by the invention can be performed, the detecting system comprises the vessel diameter detecting of the cartid artery outside the skull, the blood pressure detecting, theblood flow rate detecting of the cartid artery outside the skull, the pressure waveform detecting of the cartid artery outside the skull, and the blood flow rate detecting on the artery inside the skull; the control system comprises a control module and a power supply module; the calculation and analysis system comprises a host computer, a peripheral equipment, and an analog-digital converter, the invention can fully analyze the brain circulation dynamic characteristic, thereby having notable effect on the early stage and the ultra early stage diagnosis and therapy of the brain vascular illness.

A vertebral attachment method and system that minimizes or eliminates the risk of severing, compressing, impinging or otherwise injuring the vertebral artery vertebral vein, spinal nerve roots and / or spinal cord. The system includes at least one plate that may be anchored to a posterior region of a vertebra using at least one clamp and fastener. The system may be specifically designed to retain a portion of the posterior region of the vertebra.

Novel systems enable PTNA rapid exchange (RX) types of systems for ICAD, support balloon test occlusion, treatment of vasospasm after sub-arachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and facilitate aneurysm neck remodeling during coiling embolization. The systems disclosed include an embodiment having a catheter comprising a RX port for providing catheter support within and above the carotid siphon and distal vertebral arteries, a conformable, semi-compliant balloon manipulable to gain forward progress through intracranial vessels substantially narrowed by plaque in combination with at least a guidewire, and a tip disposed at a distal end of the catheter.

There is disclosed a porous emboli deflector for preventing cerebral emboli while maintaining cerebral blood flow during an endovascular or open surgical procedure. The device prevents the entrance of emboli of a size able to cause stroke (such as greater than 100 microns) from entering either the right or left common carotid arteries, and / or the right or left vertebral arteries by deflecting emboli downstream of these vessels. The device can be placed prior to any manipulation of the heart or aorta allowing maximal protection of the brain during the index procedure. The deflector has a low profile within the aorta which allows sheaths, catheters, or wires used in the index procedure to pass. Also disclosed are methods for insertion and removal of the deflector.

The invention discloses hydrochloric acid Fasudil liposome injection and new application thereof. The injection mainly comprises the following components according to parts by weight: 1 part of hydrochloric acid Fasudil, 2 to 20 parts of phospholipid, 0.5 to 10 parts of cholesterol and 1 to 8 parts of polysorbate 80. Simultaneously, the hydrochloric acid Fasudil liposome injection also can be used for treating vertebral artery type cervical spondylosis.

A therapeutic collar comprising an elongate body made from a flexible material for extending around at least a portion of the neck of a patient. The body has a length approximating the circumference of the neck, two thermoelectric devices for overlying two carotid arteries in the neck and two thermoelectric devices for overlying of two vertebral arteries in the neck when the elongate body is secured around the neck of the patient. At least one cooling tube is carried by the elongate body and extends in the vicinity of each of the thermoelectric devices for removing heat from the thermoelectric devices.

A medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting / occluding members. The catheter is adapted for use with therapeutic or diagnostic devices, including an angioplasty / stent catheter and an atherectomy catheter. A first constrictor / occluder mounted at the distal end of the catheter is adapted for placement in a brachiocephalic or subclavian artery. A second constrictor mounted proximal to the first constrictor / occluder is adapted for placement in the descending aorta. Pressure measuring devices may be included, and filters may be used to capture embolic debris. Methods of using the devices for preventing distal embolization during extracranial or intracranial carotid procedures or vertebral artery procedures by augmenting collateral cerebral circulation by coarctation of the aorta to enhance reversal of blood flow in an internal carotid artery, an external carotid artery, and / or a common carotid artery toward the subclavian artery are disclosed.

The invention provides a medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting / occluding members. The catheter has a lumen communicating with a port at its distal end. The lumen and port are adapted for introduction of therapeutic or diagnostic devices, including an angioplasty / stent catheter and an atherectomy catheter, into a vertebral or basilar artery. The constrictor / occluder is mounted proximal to the port of the catheter. Manometers may be mounted distal to one or more constrictors for measuring pressure distal to the constrictor(s). Methods of using the devices for preventing distal embolization during vertebral and / or basilar procedures by reversing blood flow in the vertebral artery toward the subclavian artery are disclosed.

The invention relates to systems and methods enabling a personalized solution for allowing more efficient access to the carotid artery (or vertebral arteries) in patients needing endovascular / neurointervention procedures using catheter systems.

The invention provides a blood vessel extracting method comprising the steps of determining the starting point of a blood vessel, determining a plurality of blood vessel sections of the blood vessel along the direction of the blood vessel by starting from the starting point of the blood vessel, and connecting the blood vessel sections to extract the blood vessel. The tubular structure adaptive tracking method based on a level set has higher adaptability. The resolution of the blood vessel sections is automatically adjusted according to the scale of the blood vessel. The method is applicable to extraction of blood vessels of different scales, and enables rapid and accurate extraction of complex blood vessels of the head and neck region, such as internal carotid artery and vertebral artery, to be realized.

The invention provides a device for analyzing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular characteristics and blood characteristics and a detecting method, belonging to the field of medical equipment. The device comprises a pressure pulse wave sensor, a carotid artery and vertebral artery rheogram inductance electrode, an electrocardiogram inductance electrode, a cardiophonogram sensor, a signal receiver, a main processor and an in-out part. The device can realize the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular noninvasive detection, and biomechanically analyzes each branched blood vessel of the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system by measuring the blood pressure and the blood flow volume of a left cervical vertebra artery, a right cervical vertebra artery, a cerebrum front artery, a cerebrum middle artery, a cerebrum back artery, a left coronary artery and a right coronary artery, obtains biomechanics indexes such as the elasticity coefficient, the compliance, the blood resistance, the blood flow volume and the like of each branched blood vessel of the cardial blood vessel and the brain blood vessel, has an important significance for the early diagnosis of the myocardial infarction and the cerebral thrombosis by taking as equipment for the cardiography, the magnatic resonance imaging MRI, the CT and the like and supplementary equipment between the TCD and the ECG.

A cervical vertebra recovery robot based on a head self-weight traction principle comprises a fixed bed frame, a movable bed plate and a movable head pillow. The movable head pillow has three rotational freedom degrees. The robot is novel in structure, solves the problem that due to upward pulling of an existing cervical vertebra traction product, the lower jaw of a patient feels extremely uncomfortable, and achieves an inclined body position that the head is at a low position and legs are at a high position through a mechanical hydraulic system. According to the robot, cervical vertebra traction is carried out on a prone position and a supine position by means of head self-weight, the precisely-controlled mechanical head pillow replaces techniques of a doctor to achieve up-down rising and lowering, left-right swinging and rotational traction of the head, gaps among a vertebral body, intervertebral foramens and small joints are increased, vertebral artery distortion is reduced, muscle spasm is relieved, pressure of nerve and blood vessels and other tissue is eliminated, cervical vertebra physiological curvature is recovered, and recovery treatment is carried out on people suffering from cervical vertebra diseases.

The invention provides a medical device having a catheter and one or more expandable constricting / occluding members. The catheter has a lumen communicating with a port at its distal end. The lumen and port are adapted for introduction of therapeutic or diagnostic devices, including an angioplasty / stent catheter and an atherectomy catheter, into a vertebral or basilar artery. The constrictor / occluder is mounted proximal to the port of the catheter. Manometers may be mounted distal to one or more constrictors for measuring pressure distal to the constrictor(s). Methods of using the devices for preventing distal embolization during vertebral and / or basilar procedures by reversing blood flow in the vertebral artery toward the subclavian artery are disclosed.

A vertebral attachment method and system that minimizes or eliminates the risk of severing, compressing, impinging or otherwise injuring the vertebral artery vertebral vein, spinal nerve roots and / or spinal cord. The system includes at least one plate that may be anchored to a posterior region of a vertebra using at least one clamp and fastener. The system may be specifically designed to retain a portion of the posterior region of the vertebra.

The invention provides a vertebral artery stent and a manufacturing method thereof. The vertebral artery stent comprises multiple unit ring structures, multiple connection structures and a medicament coating. The multiple unit ring structures are arrayed in an axial direction. The multiple connection structures are connected to the multiple unit ring structures to form a net-post-shaped structure. The medicament coating is only coated on the outer surface of the net-post-shaped structure. The medicament coating contains anti-stenosis medicament components. The vertebral artery stent and the manufacturing method thereof have the following beneficial effects: by coating the medicament coating on the outer surface of the net-post-shaped structure, anti-stenosis medicament can be released by the medicament coating as compared with a conventional bare metal support used for vertebral artery so that restenosis is effectively prevented; in addition, the medicament coating is only coated on the outer surface of the net-post-shaped structure; compared with an intravascular stent with inner and outer sides having coatings or the overall coating, the control releasing capability of medicament is enhanced by a single-layer coating; adverse effect of medicament is reduced; and treatment efficiency of medicament is improved.

The invention discloses a vertebral artery stent. The vertebral artery stent comprises denser class-I annular units and sparser class-II annular units, which are connected and respectively arranged at the near end and the far end of a vertebral artery to form a tubular structure, wherein each denser class-I annular unit is formed by tandem connection of axially symmetrical U-shaped structures, and each sparser class-II annular unit is formed by tandem connection of axially asymmetrical U-shaped structures. Through the approach, the vertebral artery stent can effectively reduce the incidence of restenosis, provides a good platform for the development of vertebral artery stents, and can realize the purpose of treatment of the starting place of stenosis so as to meet the requirements on vertebral artery stenosis in clinic.