111 results about "Vessel occlusion" patented technology

The invention relates to the technical field of health status assessment, in particular to a cardiovascular disease layered early warning system, which is characterized in that blood vessel compliance and pulse wave velocity are extracted, arterial dilation capacity is measured, blood vessel elasticity is calculated, blood perfusion distribution is detected, and abnormal vasoconstriction is classified on the basis of a hemodynamic state and a heart electrical activity state; in combination with the thickness of the blood vessel wall and the blood vessel stenosis rate, the plaque deposition condition is analyzed, the arteriosclerosis score is calculated, the thrombosis tendency is detected, the local blood flow blocking degree is quantified, the isolation forest algorithm is adopted, the blood flow dynamic change is calculated, the heart rhythm abnormality is analyzed, the acute vascular occlusion probability is measured, and the sudden heart rhythm abnormality risk is evaluated. And based on a gradient boosting tree algorithm, screening high-risk cases, matching medical intervention measures, setting a risk buffer mechanism, adjusting an individual health management strategy, and optimizing a cardiovascular risk hierarchical early warning system.

Systems and methods for removal of thrombus from a blood vessel in a body of a patient are disclosed herein. The method can include: providing a thrombus extraction device including a proximal self-expanding member formed of a unitary fenestrated structure, a distal substantially cylindrical portion formed of a net-like filament mesh structure, and an inner shaft member connected to a distal end of the net-like filament mesh structure; advancing a catheter constraining the thrombus extraction device through a vascular thrombus, deploying the thrombus extraction; retracting the thrombus extraction device to separate a portion of the thrombus from the vessel wall and to capture the portion of the thrombus within the net-like filament mesh structure; and withdrawing the thrombus extraction device from the body to remove thrombus from the patient.

An atraumatic vessel occlusive system includes a flexible tubular member with an infusion lumen, a vessel occluder mounted at the distal end of the tubular member, and a pressure sensor located within a chamber defined by the occluder. The occluder has a braided construct provided with a fluid impermeable membrane over its proximal portion and a fluid permeable covering over its distal portion. The pressure sensor is adapted to sense pressure within the vessel through the fluid permeable membrane without being subject to the effects of turbulent flow at the exit of the infusion lumen. The accurately sensed pressure can be used to determine a dwell time for the occluder.

Systems and methods for removal of thrombus from a blood vessel in a body of a patient are disclosed herein. The method can include: providing a thrombus extraction device including a proximal self-expanding member formed of a unitary fenestrated structure, a distal substantially cylindrical portion formed of a net-like filament mesh structure, and an inner shaft member connected to a distal end of the net-like filament mesh structure; advancing a catheter constraining the thrombus extraction device through a vascular thrombus, deploying the thrombus extraction; retracting the thrombus extraction device to separate a portion of the thrombus from the vessel wall and to capture the portion of the thrombus within the net-like filament mesh structure; and withdrawing the thrombus extraction device from the body to remove thrombus from the patient.

A portable device for detecting a large vessel occlusion in a patient's brain by transmitting a signal into both sides of the brain and receiving the reflections of the transmitted signals to capture a single reflection data point of the characteristics of the blood vessels and brain tissue on both sides of the brain. Using the captured single reflection data point values to perform a comparative analysis between the right and left side of the brain, and based on this analysis, assessing whether the patient is experiencing a large vessel occlusion. If so, the device generates an alert.

A vascular occlusion catheter may be employed for at least partial occlusion of a target vessel. The vascular occlusion catheter system includes a proximal catheter shaft having at least one internal lumen, and a distal catheter shaft terminating in an atraumatic tip. An occlusion balloon is sealingly mounted to the proximal and distal catheter shafts. A central catheter shaft extends through the proximal catheter shaft, the occlusion balloon and into the distal catheter shaft. The proximal catheter shaft is secured to the central catheter shaft on a proximal side of the occlusion balloon and the distal catheter shaft is secured to the central catheter shaft on a distal side of the occlusion balloon. The occlusion balloon, the proximal catheter shaft and the distal catheter shaft have a greatest outer diameter of less than seven French (7 Fr) in an uninflated condition.

The invention discloses an application of baricitinib in treatment of cerebral arterial thrombosis, and the baricitinib is used as a neuroprotective agent and is applied to treatment of cerebral arterial thrombosis after large vascular occlusion. The application of the invention reduces neuroinflammatory response, reduces nerve injury, protects nerves, improves stroke prognosis, and improves treatment effect.

A hinged forceps for use during surgical procedures. A hinged surgical forceps for temporarily holding, clamping, and positioning patient tissue, such as a vascular forceps for occluding blood vessels. The hinged surgical forceps facilitate adjustment of the shape of the jaws, for example, to improve vascular occlusion during surgery. A method of temporarily occluding a blood vessel includes providing a hinged forceps as described herein, configuring the shape of the jaws of the forceps, and positioning the forceps to occlude the blood vessel.

The invention discloses a method for training a detection model for cerebrovascular occlusion detection and a related product. The method comprises the following steps: performing deboning operation based on CT perfusion imaging data to obtain target image data containing brain tissues and blood vessels; performing vascular occlusion region labeling on the target image data to obtain a three-dimensional occlusion region label; extracting a blood flow arrival time graph based on the CT perfusion imaging data; based on the target image data and the blood flow arrival time graph, extracting a blood vessel region feature volume after weighted fusion under blood flow arrival time gating; inputting the blood vessel region characteristic volume into the detection model to carry out cerebrovascular occlusion detection; and calculating a loss function based on the three-dimensional occlusion region label so as to train the detection model for cerebrovascular occlusion detection. By using the scheme of the invention, the accuracy, robustness and clinical applicability of occlusion detection can be improved.

A vascular occlusion catheter is configured for insertion, and at least partial inflation, into a targel blood vessel. The vascular occlusion catheter includes a proximal catheter shaft, a distal catheter shaft, and a semi-compliant or non-compliant occlusion balloon mounted at a proximal side thereof to the proximal catheter shaft and mounted at a distal side thereof to the distal catheter shaft. A central catheter shaft extends through the proximal catheter shaft, the occlusion balloon and into the distal catheter shaft. The central catheter shaft is constructed as the primary load-bearing chassis of the vascular occlusion catheter. The occlusion balloon defines a blown diameter between approximately twenty-five and approximately thirty-five millimeters and the occlusion balloon defines a double-wall thickness of between approximately 0.0003″ and approximately 0.0020″.

A lithotripsy device for tunneling through vascular occlusions comprises a tunneling catheter including a tunneling catheter shaft having a distal end and a proximal end. A tunneling probe is disposed on the distal end of the tunneling catheter shaft. The tunneling probe has a pair of electrodes; each electrode being operatively connected to an electrical lead within the tunneling catheter shaft. The leads are configured for operative connection to an external pulse generator. Activation of an external pulse generator operatively connected to the leads causes repeated electrical discharges between the electrodes. When the electrodes are an in a fluid, the repeated electrical discharges produce repeated hydraulic shock waves in the fluid directed away from the electrical discharges. When the repeated hydraulic shock waves strike calcified tissue, the calcified tissue is broken into a modified plaque. The modified plaque has a lower resistance to mechanical dislocation that the original calcified tissue.

An occlusion assembly for occluding the aorta of a patient is presented. The occlusion assembly includes an elongate shaft of two separate extrusions to which an elastomeric balloon envelope is bonded to an end of each. A support wire extends through the elongates shaft and the balloon envelope. At a distal end of the shaft, the support wire is provided with an atraumatic J-tip. At the proximal end of the shaft the proximal end of the support wire is secured to a proximal hub to give the entire assembly sufficient stiffness to be advanced into the vasculature of the patient. The balloon envelope is pre-molded to have a reverse teardrop or “ice cream cone” like shape and will maintain that general shape throughout inflation to the fully inflated state. If the balloon envelope is over inflated, the balloon envelope will advance distally and proximally (lengthening) along the support wire without damage to the surrounding vessel.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved vascular occlusion device for occlusion of a passageway, cavity, or the like. According to one embodiment, a medical device for occluding a left atrial appendage is provided. The medical device includes a first portion having at least one plane of occlusion that is configured to be positioned outside of the left atrial appendage, and a second portion having at least one plane of occlusion that is configured to be at least partially positioned within a cavity defined by the left atrial appendage.

The invention provides a radial artery compressor for critical patients in the department of cardiology, and belongs to the technical field of medical instruments. Comprising a fixing plate, and a bandage is arranged on the outer side of the fixing plate; the device further comprises a pressing assembly, the pressing assembly is used for conducting pressing hemostasis on a hemostasis point at the radial artery of the patient, and the pressing assembly is connected with the fixing plate. The pressing assembly comprises a rotary knob rotationally connected into the fixing plate, a rotary rod is in threaded connection with the interior of the rotary knob, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the rotary rod, sliding rods are symmetrically and slidably connected into the two ends of the connecting plate, and the two ends of the sliding rods penetrate through the connecting plate and are fixedly connected with pressing heads. The massaging assembly is additionally arranged on the pressing assembly, so that the hemostasis point can be intermittently pressed and loosened, the position of the massaging assembly does not need to be adjusted, massaging can be directly carried out after loosening, the operation process is simplified, secondary wearing is avoided, it can be ensured that the hemostasis point is continuously pressed without a window period, and meanwhile risks such as thrombosis or vascular occlusion are prevented.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an improved vascular occlusion device for occlusion of a passageway, cavity, or the like. According to one embodiment, a medical device for occluding a left atrial appendage is provided. The medical device includes a first portion having at least one plane of occlusion that is configured to be positioned outside of the left atrial appendage, and a second portion having at least one plane of occlusion that is configured to be at least partially positioned within a cavity defined by the left atrial appendage.

The present invention relates to the field of medical devices, and specifically to a self-expanding vascular stent dedicated to cerebrovascular occlusion lesions, which includes a plurality of self-expanding segments; any one of the self-expanding segments is respectively arranged in a ring shape, and the inner cavities of two adjacent self-expanding segments communicate with each other; the axial two ends of any one of the self-expanding segments are respectively a head end and a tail end, and in two adjacent self-expanding segments, a preset distance is left between the tail end of one of the self-expanding segments and the head end of the other self-expanding segment; a movable and inseparable connection structure is formed between two adjacent self-expanding segments through a connecting component. By setting a preset distance between two adjacent self-expanding segments, the effect of reducing or avoiding mutual extrusion of the two self-expanding segments is produced.

The application provides a radial artery compressor for critical patients in a cardiology department, and belongs to the technical field of medical devices. The radial artery compressor comprises a fixing plate, a bandage is arranged on the outer side of the fixing plate, a pressing assembly is further arranged, the pressing assembly is used for pressing and stopping bleeding at a hemostatic point of a radial artery of a patient, and the pressing assembly is connected with the fixing plate. The pressing assembly comprises a knob rotatably connected in the fixing plate, a rotating rod is threadedly connected in the knob, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the rotating rod, slide rods are symmetrically and slidably connected in the connecting plate, and the two ends of the slide rods penetrate through the connecting plate and are fixedly connected with compression heads. The application adds a pressing and rubbing assembly to the pressing assembly, intermittent compression and release of the hemostatic point can be realized, the position of the pressing and rubbing assembly does not need to be adjusted, the pressing and rubbing can be directly performed after release, the operation process is simplified, secondary wearing is avoided, the continuous pressing of the hemostatic point without an empty window period can be ensured, and risks such as thrombosis and vascular occlusion can be prevented.

Disclosed is a non-invasive system and related methods to deliver electrical current to ischemic brain tissue rapidly with minimal set up, to treat acute ischemic stroke via direct cytoprotection and by collateral blood flow enhancement promoting recanalization of occluded vessel. In one embodiment, the system includes a cap with plurality of electrodes which are operable in combination to deliver an electrical current when in contact onto skin of the head region of the subject. In one embodiment, the electrical current delivery is individualized to target each individual's ischemic tissue only. In one embodiment, the electrode positioning can be selected from pre-determined electrode montages according to the location of the ischemia and vessel occlusion site. In one embodiment, the system can be applied as a standalone treatment or adjunct to reperfusion therapies to salvage the at-risk ischemic tissue (aka penumbra) and improve patient outcomes.

Vascular occluders may comprise containers defining a container space. The container space may receive a vascular occlusion coil. The vascular occlusion coil may have an elastically relaxed configuration comprising a series of arced segments arranged in two or more different orientations. The vascular occlusion coil may comprise a cylindrical spiral body with a core member provided therein. The vascular occlusion coil may transition from a secondary structure to a tertiary structure as it is dispensed into the container space.

Described are methods and systems for transcervical access of the cerebral arterial vasculature and treatment of cerebral occlusions, including ischemic stroke. The methods and devices may include methods and devices which may provide aspiration and passive flow reversal, those which protect the cerebral penumbra during the procedure to minimize injury to brain, as well as distal catheters and devices to remove an occlusion. The methods and devices that provide passive flow reversal may also offer to the user a degree of flow control. Devices and methods which provide a way to securely close the access site in the carotid artery to avoid the potentially devastating consequences of a transcervical hematoma are also described.

An organ can be cooled to minimize ischemic tissue damage from a vascular occlusion by a thrombus or dissection. A catheter including a thermal member can be used to introduce cold fluid downstream from an arterial occlusion to cool tissue affected by the occlusion. This is particularly useful to minimize neurologic damage from a thrombotic stroke.

The present invention provides an improved vascular occlusion device having improved flexibility and retention of the type fabricated from braided tubular metal fabric having an expanded preset configuration and an elongated collapsed reduced diameter configuration for delivery through a catheter to a treatment site and shaped to create an occlusion of an abnormal opening in a body organ or vessel, the woven metal fabric having a memory property whereby the medical device tends to return to said expanded preset configuration when unconstrained. The device further including at least one disk portion adjacent a body cylindrical portion formed from the fabric and having a transition diameter between the disk and cylindrical portion, significantly smaller than the diameter of the disk and the diameter of the cylindrical portion.

Provided herein is an occlusion device for intrasaccular implantation and / or vascular occlusion comprising: (a) a substantially solid marker having a proximal end, and a distal end; and (b) a low profile resilient mesh body attached to the distal end of the marker, the body having a delivery shape and a deployed shape capable of conforming to aneurysm walls; wherein the body has a diameter greater than a diameter of an aneurysm to be treated. Also provided herein is a kit comprising the occlusion device disclosed herein and a means for delivery thereof. Methods of manufacture and use of the occlusion device disclosed herein are also disclosed.

A cardiac catheterization image recognition and evaluation method is disclosed. The first deep learning algorithm is used to conduct an object recognition process on the cardiac catheterization image to obtain the vessel object image. The image processing process is conducted to the cardiac catheterization image to obtain the vessel location image. The vessel object image and the vessel location image are combined to obtain the vessel contour image. The vessel type judging process is conducted to the vessel contour image to determine the type of vessel in the cardiac catheterization image. The second deep learning algorithm is used on the vessel contour image to detect the vessel occlusion location and to judge the vessel occlusion rate. Based on the type of vessel and the vessel occlusion rate at the vessel occlusion location, the cardiac catheterization image is evaluated to obtain the SYNTAX Score.

Systems and methods can remove material of interest, including blood clots, from a body region, including but not limited to the circulatory system for the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), cerebrovascular embolism, and other vascular occlusions.

To provide a device and method for suitably centering and crossing a vascular occlusion.SOLUTION: A catheter for centrally crossing an occluded blood vessel includes a catheter body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a central passage. A rotatable drive shaft extends through the central passage and has a distal end, a proximal end, and a central lumen. A cutting tip is mounted on the distal end of the rotatable drive shaft and configured to cut through occlusive material when rotated. A plurality of spiral or other flat springs is disposed circumferentially about a distal portion of the catheter body to maintain centering of the catheter and form a passage as the catheter is advanced through a chronic total occlusion.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

The invention discloses a bifurcated aneurysm stent structure. The structure comprises a far-end anchoring stent; a proximal anchoring stent; the skeleton is arranged to be of a bent structure, the two ends of the skeleton are connected with the far-end anchoring stent and the near-end anchoring stent respectively, and the far-end anchoring stent and the near-end anchoring stent can be matched to limit the skeleton to a to-be-treated position in a blood vessel; the covering film is connected to the skeleton and covers the skeleton in the bending direction of the skeleton, and the skeleton and the covering film are matched to support the position to be treated in the blood vessel. According to the invention, a tumor neck opening can be effectively blocked, the blood flow of a blood vessel can be kept smooth, the thrombosis probability is reduced, the problem of vascular occlusion is avoided, and the occurrence of ischemic events is reduced.

A vaso-occlusive device includes: an elongated member having a primary configuration when the vaso-occlusive device is in a constrained condition; wherein the elongated member forms a three-dimensional structure having a secondary configuration when the vaso-occlusive device is in an unconstrained condition, the three-dimensional structure comprising: a first pyramidal portion comprising a first set of at least three first loops lying within at least three different respective first planes that are non-parallel and non-perpendicular with respect to each other; and a first helical section formed from the wire and extending proximally from the first pyramidal portion.

A vaso-occlusive device, comprising a coil formed of a wire having a primary configuration in a constrained condition, the primary configuration having a proximal end and a distal end; wherein the coil assumes a secondary configuration in a relaxed, unconstrained condition, the secondary configuration comprising a primary portion, comprising a plurality of primary loops, including a distal primary loop which is a distal-most loop of the primary loops, the distal primary loop having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal primary loop having turns lying in a first plane and planes substantially parallel to said first plane; wherein, the secondary configuration further comprises a distal anchoring loop connected to the distal end of the distal primary loop, the distal anchoring loop having a substantially triangular shape, the distal anchoring loop having an overall size that is smaller than an overall size of the distal primary loop, the distal anchoring loop positioned within a projection of the distal primary loop.

Systems and methods are described for determining a fluid congestion status of a subject, the method being carried out by at least one processor executing operations comprising: receiving an initial right atrial pressure for the subject; causing, over a time period, a vessel occlusion device to perform an occlusion cycle to change blood flow resistance in a blood vessel of the subject; receiving monitored readings for a right atrial pressure response to the changed blood flow resistance in the blood vessel over the time period; and determining, for the subject and based on the readings representing the right atrial pressure response, a fluid congestion status associated with a heart of the subject.