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77 results about "Vascular lumen" patented technology

Optimal estimation method and device for intravascular ultrasound image segmentation, equipment and medium

The invention provides an optimal estimation method and device for intravascular ultrasound image segmentation, equipment and a medium. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring an intravascular ultrasonic image; performing initial contour segmentation on the intravascular ultrasound image to obtain an initial contour of the intravascular ultrasound image; and performing forward Kalman filtering on the initial contour of the polar coordinate system to obtain an optimal estimated contour of the polar coordinate system. In the mode, the optimal segmentation problem of the blood vessel lumen wall and the vascular membrane contour can be converted into the optimal estimation problem of the contour position by using Kalman filtering, and the Kalman filtering is performed on the position information of the obtained initial contour point to obtain the minimum variance estimation of the contour position. And a stable and accurate contour segmentation result can be obtained.
Owner:SONOSEMI MEDICAL CO LTD

Method and set-up for automatic detection and segmentation of fibrous cap with Thin Cap Fibroatheroma (TCFA) on OCT images

A method for evaluating plaque load based on OCT images is characterized in that fitting is carried out through the far end and the near end of a blood vessel lumen of the OCT images, a reference lumen at a plaque is fitted out, and then a middle membrane area and a plaque area can be calculated, so that the plaque load condition is evaluated; the imaging length of the intravascular OCT is usually 50-80 mm, the intravascular OCT generally comprises a far end, a lesion part and a near end, and the image of the near end is close to a coronary artery opening and has a larger diameter; the distal end is far away from the coronary opening, the diameter is relatively small, and the diameter of the healthy blood vessel from the proximal end to the distal end generally decreases linearly; when a blood vessel has plaque, the space-occupying effect causes the diameter of the lumen of the blood vessel at the plaque to become smaller. The invention can acquire the real plaque load through the conventional OCT image, provides basis for diagnosis and is beneficial to expanding the scope and quality of OCT diagnosis.
Owner:DATA JUICE LAB SP ZOO

Medical rotary cutting tool bit assembly, rotary cutting catheter and visual blood vessel volume reduction system

According to the medical rotary cutting tool bit assembly, the rotary cutting catheter and the visual blood vessel volume reduction system, the rotary cutting tool bit assembly is provided with a front rotary cutting tool bit and a rear rotary cutting tool bit to conduct rotary cutting operation on blocked blood vessel plaques or thrombus and the like, and the effects of opening blocked blood vessels and enlarging the diameter of a lumen are achieved; a larger blood vessel lumen diameter can be obtained under the condition that surgical instruments do not need to be replaced or repeated rotary cutting is not needed, and the surgical operation steps and time are reduced; meanwhile, by means of an imaging assembly, especially an ultrasonic transmitting and receiving device, instrument positioning in the blood vessel is carried out, a real-time and accurate ultrasonic image view is provided, and the lesion condition can be accurately evaluated; under the scene that a blood vessel guide wire or other surgical instruments cannot effectively penetrate through the occluded lesion, a lesion area can be smoothly reached, and the occluded blood vessel can be opened, so that the operation is safer and more effective.
Owner:KANGER MICRO MEDICAL TECH (SHANGHAI) CO LTD

Hybrid atherectomy devices

Telescoping, self-driving, and laterally-pushing atherectomy devices are provided, each having a flexible sheath, a cutter with helical flutes, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly can have a flexible driveshaft rotatably translational with the lumen of the flexible sheath, a positive displacement pump to transport cut tissue, and a flexible drive shaft that can be longer than the flexible sheath for a reversible telescoping of the drive assembly from the lumen of the flexible sheath. The positive displacement pump can be a screw pump having a drive screw portion exposed for contact with a vascular lumen for a self-driving of the device through the vascular lumen. A reversibly-expandable, lateral pushing member can be included at the distal end of the flexible sheath for a lateral pushing of the cutter. Improved cutting heads, and methods of making them, are provided for cutting a combination of soft and hard plaque.
Owner:INFRAREDX INC

Method and device for obtaining vascular pressure difference

The present invention provides a method and device for obtaining the pressure difference of blood vessels. The method for obtaining the pressure difference of a blood vessel includes: receiving anatomical data of a part of a blood vessel segment, obtaining a geometric model of a target blood vessel according to the anatomical data; obtaining a blood flow model of the target blood vessel and the target blood vessel according to the anatomical data and combining individual data The blood flow velocity V; the geometric model is preprocessed, the cross-sectional morphological model is established, and the shape difference function f(x) of the target blood vessel lumen is calculated, based on the shape difference function f(x) of the target blood vessel lumen And the blood flow velocity V, the pressure difference value ΔP at any two positions of the target blood vessel is calculated. The method for obtaining vascular pressure difference provided by the present invention introduces the concept of morphology to clarify the influence of vascular morphology on the calculation of vascular pressure difference and improve the accuracy of calculation of vascular pressure difference.
Owner:PULSE MEDICAL IMAGING TECH (SHANGHAI) CO LTD

Multifunctional dressing for interventional operation

The utility model discloses a multifunctional dressing for an interventional operation. The medical instrument aims to solve the technical problem that in the prior art, pressure injury is easily caused to the skin on the face when an oxygen inhalation tube is used for a long time. The medical instrument comprises a dressing body, the dressing body is arranged in a long strip shape, an arc-shaped groove is formed in the middle of the top end of the dressing body, a first implantation piece and a second implantation piece are arranged in the dressing body and located at the left end and the right end of the lower portion of the arc-shaped groove respectively, and auxiliary parts are arranged in the middles of the two ends of the dressing body; the medical dressing is easy and convenient to operate and high in practicability, and the dressing body made of polyurethane foam is comfortable to use due to the vertical foaming technology, good in air permeability, capable of reducing pressure and protecting, free of pain in stripping and capable of being pasted repeatedly. The first implantation piece and the second implantation piece which are made of stainless steel and are different in size are placed in the middle of the dressing body, development is carried out under X rays, and the size of a blood vessel cavity can be evaluated conveniently.
Owner:SHANGHAI CITY JIADING DISTRICT CENT HOSPITAL

Vascular exploration system, electronic device, storage medium and computer program product

Embodiments of the present application provide a blood vessel detection system, an electronic device, a storage medium and a computer program product. The system comprises a catheter and a host. The catheter is provided with a first signal collector and a second signal collector. The first signal collector is used to collect intravascular ultrasound echo signals, and the second signal collector is used to collect blood flow source signals. The host is used to generate an intravascular ultrasound image according to the intravascular ultrasound echo signals of a blood vessel to be detected, determine blood flow information of the blood vessel to be detected according to the blood flow source signals of the blood vessel to be detected, register the intravascular ultrasound image and the blood flow information in the collection time, determine first blood flow information matched by a first intravascular ultrasound image when a blood vessel lumen reaches a maximum expansion state and second blood flow information matched by a second intravascular ultrasound image when the blood vessel lumen is in a resting state according to a registration result, and calculate a blood flow reserve characteristic value according to the determined blood flow information. In this way, comprehensive evaluation of blood vessel morphology and function can be achieved.
Owner:SONOSCAPE MEDICAL CORP

Data fusion method and device for intravascular ultrasound image segmentation, equipment and medium

The invention provides a data fusion method and device for intravascular ultrasound image segmentation, equipment and a medium. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring an intravascular ultrasonic image; contour segmentation is carried out on the intravascular ultrasound image through a plurality of image segmentation modes, and a plurality of contour segmentation results are obtained; and performing data fusion on the plurality of contour segmentation results of the polar coordinate system based on Kalman filtering to obtain a final contour segmentation result of the polar coordinate system. In the mode, contour segmentation results of a plurality of vascular lumen walls and vascular membrane contours are obtained by using a plurality of image segmentation modes for an intravascular ultrasound image, and data fusion is performed on the plurality of contour segmentation results of the same type of contours based on the characteristic that Kalman filtering is used for data fusion, so that optimal estimation of contour positions is obtained. And a stable and accurate contour segmentation result can be obtained.
Owner:SONOSEMI MEDICAL CO LTD

A constrained balloon and method of making and balloon catheter

PendingCN122075897AResolve multiple technical deficiencieslow costBalloon catheterSurgical ManipulationVascular lumen
This application discloses a restraint balloon, its preparation method, and a balloon catheter, relating to the field of medical devices. The restraint balloon includes: an expandable balloon body; and a restraint component, composed of fibrous strands and fixed to the outer surface of the balloon body, used to limit the radial deformation of the balloon body during expansion. The restraint balloon of this application can limit the radial deformation of the balloon body, effectively dispersing stress during expansion. It can be used for the clinical treatment of non-vascular lumen stenosis. Because the fibrous strand restraint component can deform synchronously with the balloon body during expansion, and can contract to a near-initial state along with the balloon body after decompression due to its own elastic recovery characteristics, it significantly reduces the difficulty of balloon retraction, improving the safety and convenience of surgical procedures. It also has the advantages of low cost, high yield, simple processing, and high manufacturing efficiency.
Owner:巨灵医疗科技(嘉兴)有限公司

Manufacturing method of bionic blood vessel model and bionic blood vessel model

The invention relates to a manufacturing method of a bionic blood vessel model and the bionic blood vessel model.The manufacturing method of the bionic blood vessel model comprises the steps that a three-dimensional computer model of a blood vessel lumen is constructed according to blood vessel image data; according to a three-dimensional computer model of a blood vessel lumen, a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol material is adopted to manufacture a water-soluble inner core through a 3D printing technology; the water-soluble inner core is subjected to operation for N times or less, wherein N is larger than or equal to 1; the outer surface of the water-soluble inner core is evenly covered with a polyvinyl alcohol solution; the water-soluble inner core covered with the polyvinyl alcohol solution is subjected to at least one time of freeze thawing treatment, so that the polyvinyl alcohol solution is solidified into polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel; after N times of operation are completed, the water-soluble inner core covered with the polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel is soaked in ultrapure water so that the water-soluble inner core can be dissolved, and therefore the bionic blood vessel model with the good shape and mechanical property is obtained.
Owner:THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF TSINGHUA UNIV

Contour editing tool for processing oct images

A method and system for editing a lumen contour of a tomographic image. A method comprises: receiving image data corresponding to a plurality of tomographic images acquired by an imaging catheter scanning a blood vessel; obtaining, by a processor, an automatically-generated lumen contour of the blood vessel from a tomographic image of the blood vessel; displaying, on a display, the automatically-generated lumen contour overlaid on the tomographic image of the blood vessel; identifying a true lumen edge of the blood vessel in the tomographic image; estimating a percentage of matching between a shape of the automatically-generated lumen contour to a shape of the true lumen edge; and receiving editing operations from a user via a touchscreen interface for editing at least part of the automatically-generated lumen contour based on the estimated percentage of matching. Plural editing modes are available based on the percentage of matching meeting one or more thresholds.
Owner:CANON USA INC

Maneuverable cutters for removing both hard and soft plaque

PendingUS20250235236A1DiagnosticsExcision instrumentsVascular lumenAtherectomy
Maneuverable cutters for removing both hard and soft vascular plaque are provided. The devices include telescoping, self-driving, and laterally-pushing atherectomy, each having a flexible sheath, a cutter with helical flutes, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly can have a flexible driveshaft rotatably translational with the lumen of the flexible sheath, and a flexible drive shaft that can be longer than the flexible sheath for a reversible telescoping of the drive assembly from the lumen of the flexible sheath. A screw pump having a drive screw portion exposed for contact with a vascular lumen can be included for a self-driving of the device through the vascular lumen. A reversibly-expandable, lateral pushing member can be included at the distal end of the flexible sheath for a lateral pushing of the cutter. The cutters can include improved cutting heads designed for a safe removal of both soft and hard vascular plaque.
Owner:INFRAREDX INC

Endovascular devices and methods for exploiting intramural space

PendingUS20250241677A1StentsBalloon catheterVascular lumenTotal occlusion
Devices and methods for the treatment of chronic total occlusions are provided. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method includes inserting an intramural crossing device into the vascular lumen, positioning at least the distal tip of the crossing device in the vascular wall, advancing an orienting device over the crossing device such that an orienting element of the orienting device resides in the vascular wall, inserting a reentry device, and re-entering the true vascular lumen.
Owner:BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC

Non-vascular lumen guide wire

PCT designated stageWO2025228251A1Guide wiresVascular lumenSurgery
The present application relates to the technical field of medical instruments and particularly discloses a non-vascular lumen guide wire. The non-vascular lumen guide wire comprises a core wire, a spring tube, and an outer coating layer, wherein the spring tube sleeves the far end of the core wire; the outer coating layer coats the outer side of the core wire, and the spring tube is located between the core wire and the outer coating layer. The non-vascular lumen guide wire in the described solution incorporates a spring tube sleeving the far end of the core wire. This design, while ensuring that the far end of the guide wire has good flexibility, can enhance the elasticity of the far end of the guide wire, thereby ensuring the elastic recovery ability of the far end of the guide wire. The spring tube can function to constrain and correct the far end of the core wire, so that the far end of the guide wire will not easily kink after being bent. The guide wire can better adapt to the shape and curvature of a non-vascular lumen, reducing damage and friction to the surrounding tissue caused by the guide wire, thereby ensuring smooth insertion of the core wire into the non-vascular lumen.
Owner:HUNAN VATHIN MEDICAL INSTR CO LTD

Tissue separation pad beneficial to microvascular anastomosis

ActiveCN223845694UDiagnosticsSurgeryVascular anastomosisVASCULAR EMBOLISM
The utility model discloses a tissue separation pad beneficial to microvascular anastomosis, which comprises a pad, an air cushion is arranged on the inner wall of the pad, a support is arranged in the air cushion, two suture pads are arranged above the pad, and the two suture pads can be attached to each other. The utility model relates to the technical field of vascular anastomosis, in particular to a tissue separation pad beneficial to microvascular anastomosis, which can play a role in physically separating tissues around a blood vessel from a lumen of the blood vessel through the matching of a gasket, an air cushion, a winding rope, a titanium alloy layer and a bracket, and provides a relatively pure anastomosis environment. In the process, some easily-coagulated substances, fat particles, vascular adventitia and other tissues are effectively prevented from entering a vascular lumen in the anastomosis process, vascular embolism is prevented, and the tissue separation pad beneficial to microvascular anastomosis can be expanded outwards all the time by means of the elasticity of the support, so that the tissue separation pad is more stable. And the phenomenon of vascular occlusion caused by extrusion of the tissue separation pad beneficial to microvascular anastomosis is avoided.
Owner:HANGZHOU PLASTIC SURGERY HOSPITAL CO LTD

Endovascular devices and methods

ActiveUS12458391B2StentsMulti-lumen catheterVascular lumenTotal occlusion
Devices and methods for the treatment of chronic total occlusions are provided. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method includes providing an intravascular device having a distal portion with a side port, inserting the device into the vascular lumen, positioning the distal portion in the vascular wall, directing the distal portion within the vascular wall such that the distal portion moves at least partially laterally, and directing the side port towards the vascular lumen.
Owner:BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC

Vascular lumen diameter calibration method, device, equipment, medium and product

PendingCN121904134AImage enhancementImage analysisLumen DiameterVascular lumen
The invention discloses a blood vessel lumen diameter calibration method and device, equipment, a medium and a product, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining first-type blood vessel image data and second-type blood vessel image data of a first object, and the registration relation between the first-type blood vessel image data and the second-type blood vessel image data; according to the registration relationship, determining a diameter mapping relationship between the first type of blood vessel image data and the second type of blood vessel image data based on a first blood vessel diameter of the first type of blood vessel image frame and a second blood vessel diameter of the second type of blood vessel image frame; according to a diameter mapping relation, adjusting a blood vessel diameter corresponding to a blood vessel image frame in the first type of blood vessel image data to obtain a target intracavity blood vessel diameter; and mapping the target intracavity blood vessel diameter to the blood vessel diameter of the corresponding second type blood vessel image frame in the second type blood vessel image data. According to the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention, the external image of the blood vessel can be calibrated by utilizing high precision of the intracavity image.
Owner:SUZHOU PULSE RONGYING MEDICAL TECH CO LTD

Control method for reducing needle leakage and liquid leakage of indwelling needle and indwelling needle infusion monitoring system

The invention provides a control method for reducing needle leakage and liquid leakage of an indwelling needle and an indwelling needle infusion monitoring system.The control method comprises the following steps that the maximum tolerance pressure of a blood vessel punctured by the indwelling needle is obtained according to the age and blood pressure of a patient punctured by the indwelling needle and the fullness and size of the punctured blood vessel; according to the maximum tolerance pressure of the blood vessel, the maximum flow speed of the conveyed medicine is obtained; according to the maximum flow speed of the medicine, the actual flow speed of conveyed medicine is adjusted. For a patient subjected to emergency rescue, the maximum tolerance pressure of the blood vessel punctured by the indwelling needle is obtained, then the maximum flow speed of the conveyed medicine is obtained according to the maximum tolerance pressure of the blood vessel, and then the actual flow speed of the conveyed medicine is adjusted according to the maximum flow speed of the medicine. According to the change of the fullness degree of the blood vessel lumen, the actual flow speed of the conveyed medicine is adjusted, and the probability of needle leakage and liquid leakage of the remaining needle is reduced.
Owner:CHONGQING TONGLIANG DISTRICT HOSPITAL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

Method and system for processing and analyzing vascular images by combining magnetic resonance angiography and vessel wall imaging

The present invention provides a vascular image processing and analysis method and system for combined magnetic resonance vascular and vascular wall imaging, the system comprising: a data acquisition module for acquiring vascular enhanced images and vascular wall images; an image registration module for registering the vascular wall image to the vascular enhanced image to obtain the registered vascular wall image; a segmentation module for obtaining the vascular lumen segmentation result and the vascular wall segmentation result; a fusion module for weighted fusion of the vascular enhanced image and the registered vascular wall image to obtain a fused image; an analysis module for calculating the intersection area of the vascular lumen segmentation result and the vascular wall segmentation result; a three-dimensional visualization and surface reconstruction module for performing three-dimensional skeleton extraction and surface reconstruction on the three-dimensional connected domain of the suspected occluded blood vessel. The present invention can simultaneously obtain information on the vascular lumen and the vascular wall, making up for the deficiencies of traditional imaging methods in evaluating the distal vascular wall conditions of occluded blood vessels, and significantly shortening the time required for preoperative evaluation through automated processing and analysis.
Owner:SHENZHEN HOSPITAL OF SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIV

Semi-zebra non-vascular orifice guide wire

The semi-zebra non-vascular orifice guide wire comprises a guide wire body and a guide sheath, a movable identification area and a length identification area are distributed on the surface of the guide wire body, the cross sections of the movable identification area and the length identification area are semicircular, and blue and white zebra stripes are distributed on the surface of the guide wire body in the movable identification area. Scale lines, in a linear equidistant array, of the length identification area are distributed on the surface of the guide wire body, and magnifying lenses are arranged at the top and the bottom of one end of the guide sheath. According to the guide wire, the extending length of the guide wire body can be known in real time through the arranged semi-zebra stripes matched with the scale marks, the guide wire body can be guided through the arranged guide sheath, the scale marks on the guide wire body can be amplified through the arranged magnifying lens, and observation of a surgeon is facilitated.
Owner:JIANGSU VEDKANG MEDICAL SCI & TECH

Laser balloon catheter to inhibit vascular restenosis

The present invention discloses a laser balloon catheter for inhibiting restenosis of a vascular lumen, comprising a catheter structure and a balloon. The catheter structure comprises a guidewire lumen located inside an outer tube, a low-power optical fiber bundle, and a trachea, wherein the low-power optical fiber bundle and the trachea are both located outside the guidewire lumen; the front end of the low-power optical fiber bundle and the front end of the guidewire lumen both extend out of the outer tube, and the front end side of the low-power optical fiber bundle is used to output a low-power laser; the balloon is sheathed on the front end of the catheter structure, forming a balloon air cavity between the balloon and the catheter structure, and the balloon air cavity is connected to the front end of the trachea so that gas is transported to the balloon air cavity through the trachea to inflate the balloon, thereby achieving expansion of the blood vessel; the balloon is made of a light-transmitting material so that the low-power laser output from the front end side of the low-power optical fiber bundle can pass through the balloon and irradiate the inner wall of the blood vessel. The present invention achieves the effect of inhibiting restenosis of the vascular lumen while expanding the narrowed part of the blood vessel.
Owner:BEIJING TSINGHUA CHANGGUNG HOSPITAL +1

Method and system for removing halo artifacts in intravascular ultrasound image

The invention discloses a method and system for removing halo artifacts in an intravascular ultrasound image, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining an original intravascular ultrasound image through an imaging catheter, and segmenting a blood vessel lumen to obtain a lumen region; dividing the lumen area into an imaging dead area A, a mixed area B and a blood flow area C; acquiring a circular halo artifact image by using the mixed region B and the blood flow region C; and obtaining an optimized intravascular ultrasound image based on the original intravascular ultrasound image and the circular halo artifact image. Through the image processing technology, the circular halo artifact information is recognized based on the blood flow signal and the blood vessel structure image, and then the circular halo artifact information is removed, so that the quality of the IVUS image is remarkably improved on the premise that key anatomical information is not modified or lost.
Owner:HORIMED TECH CO LTD

Breathing compensation method, apparatus, device, and storage medium

ActiveCN119338860BImage enhancementImage analysisRespiratory compensationVascular lumen
The application discloses a kind of respiratory compensation method, device, equipment and storage medium, the method is decomposed into rigid displacement movement and non-rigid deformation movement for respiratory movement, and compensation and correction are carried out respectively for the characteristics of the two movements.For rigid movement, blood vessels are wrapped by liver parenchyma, and the rigid movement of blood vessels can be replaced by the liver. By tracking the centroid trajectory of the liver region in the X image sequence, the motion trajectory curve of the blood vessel can be quickly obtained, and the initial blood vessel road map is driven. Next, for the deformation correction of the blood vessel, the bending energy of the guide wire in the blood vessel lumen is calculated, and the structural features with higher energy are selected to drive the elastic registration of the image region at different times, and the non-rigid deformation compensation of the blood vessel is completed. The method can effectively and quickly track the surgical instrument in the blood vessel and reduce the dependence on contrast medium.
Owner:BEIJING INST OF TECH

Blade cutting balloon

The invention discloses a blade cutting balloon, and relates to the technical field of blade cutting balloons, the blade cutting balloon comprises a balloon body, a catheter body, a blade assembly, a balloon outer layer film, a balloon inner layer film, a blade mounting seat, a depth limiting stopper, a first fixing ring and a second fixing ring; according to the invention, the inner layer film and the outer layer film are coaxially sleeved to form the closed space, and the liquid injection channel is combined, so that reliable balloon filling and pressure conduction are realized; by arranging the blade mounting base and the elastic angle adjusting piece, adjustable connection of the blade assembly is achieved, the angle of the blade can be changed according to the shape adaptability of the inner cavity of the blood vessel in the balloon dilatation process, unnecessary damage to the blood vessel is avoided, meanwhile, the cutting depth is accurately controlled through the depth limiting check block structure, the operation controllability is improved, and the working efficiency is improved. The structure not only improves the stability and safety of the interventional process, but also improves the lesion cutting efficiency, and effectively adapts to plaque and lesion conditions of different degrees.
Owner:LEPU MEDICAL TECH (BEIJING) CO LTD

Retrieval catheter

A retrieval catheter operable by a single clinician that will neither displace a deployed stent nor cause undue trauma to the vascular lumen or lesion. The retrieval catheter may be sized to accommodate both a guidewire and a balloon wire. The retrieval catheter is easy to navigate through tortuous passageways and will cross a previously deployed stent or stent-graft easily with minimal risk of snagging on the deployed stent or stent graft. The sheath and dilator are adapted to allow a guidewire or balloon wire to pass through the walls of both and to allow the sheath and dilator to move axially with respect to each other.
Owner:WL GORE & ASSOC INC

Crossing occlusions in blood vessels

The present disclosure is directed a method of facilitating treatment via a vascular wall defining a vascular lumen containing an occlusion therein. The method may include providing a first intravascular device having a distal portion and at least one aperture and positioning the distal portion of the first intravascular device in the vascular wall. The method may further include providing a reentry device having a body and a distal tip, the distal tip having a natural state and a compressed state and inserting the distal tip, in the compressed state, in the distal portion of the first intravascular device. The method may further include advancing the distal tip, in the natural state, through the at least one aperture of the first intravascular device.
Owner:BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC

Method, device, medium and program product for describing blood vessel morphology by integrating local and global information

The embodiment of the invention provides a method, equipment, a medium and a program product for describing a blood vessel form by integrating local and global information, and relates to the field of intelligent medical treatment. The method comprises: acquiring a blood vessel center line of a target blood vessel region; the blood vessel center line is a geometric center track of a blood vessel lumen; dispersing the center line of the blood vessel into N points according to a first step length to obtain N discrete points; determining a to-be-measured discrete point and an adjacent range, and generating K discrete points in the adjacent range by taking the to-be-measured discrete point as a center; for each point Pi in the M discrete points, calculating a discrete point Pi-1 and a discrete point Pi + 1 adjacent to the point Pi, and calculating a local included angle of vectors at two ends; the average value of the local included angles is calculated, and the direction change rate of the to-be-measured discrete point in the space field is obtained; and evaluating the form of the blood vessel region where the to-be-detected discrete point is located according to the direction change rate.
Owner:AEROSPACE CENT HOSPITAL +1

Hydrodynamic Vortex Aspiration Catheter

An actuated telescoping system for navigation within a vascular lumen and thrombectomy of a thrombus. The system includes a tubular catheter member having an open distal end defining a catheter lumen, a vacuum source, a rotational drive system, a flexible shaft having a channel coupled to the rotational drive system for rotational movement in response thereto, and an optional guidewire selectively inserted at least partially within the flexible shaft. The flexible shaft is at least partially disposed within the tubular catheter member configured for uncoupled rotational and translational motion therein and to optionally define a corkscrew motion in response to rotational driving force by the drive system that results in formation of hydrodynamic vortices within the catheter lumen. The telescoping system can be capable of reversibly transitioning between navigation and thrombectomy modes by differentially disposing and actuating the components and enable faster, more efficient and simpler removal of thromboembolic material.
Owner:THE RGT UNIV OF MICHIGAN

Microcirculation resistance index calculation method and device based on multi-modal image, electronic equipment and storage medium

The invention discloses a microcirculation resistance index calculation method and device based on a multi-modal image, electronic equipment and a storage medium. Comprising the following steps: acquiring a multi-modal image of a target blood vessel section and performing blood vessel lumen contour extraction processing to obtain a blood vessel lumen contour extraction result of the target blood vessel section in each modal image; for each modal image, determining a far-end blood flow and a far-end blood vessel pressure difference of the target blood vessel section based on a blood vessel lumen contour extraction result of the target blood vessel section in the modal image and modal image imaging correlation parameters corresponding to the modal image; based on the near-end blood vessel pressure of the target blood vessel section, the weight data corresponding to each modal image and the far-end blood flow volume and the far-end blood vessel pressure difference of the target blood vessel section in each modal image, the blood vessel microcirculation resistance index of the target blood vessel section is calculated. The microcirculation resistance index of the target blood vessel segment is determined based on the multi-modal image, and the accuracy of the microcirculation resistance index of the target blood vessel segment is improved.
Owner:HORIMED TECH CO LTD