METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A CAROTID ARTERY
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1. A method of treating a carotid artery, comprising:
- forming a puncture opening through a wall of the common carotid artery;
positioning through the puncture an arterial access sheath and dilator system, wherein the arterial access sheath and dilator system comprises an arterial access sheath and a dilator inside the arterial access sheath, wherein the arterial access sheath comprises a first occlusion element adapted to occlude the common carotid artery;
removing the dilator from the arterial access sheath; and
expanding the first occlusion element to occlude the common carotid artery.
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Abstract
One disclosed embodiment comprises a method for treating lesions in the carotid artery of a mammalian body. The method comprises transcervical access and blocking of blood flow through the common carotid artery (with or without blocking of blood flow through the external carotid artery), shunting blood from the internal carotid artery and treating the lesion in the carotid artery.
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1. A method of treating a carotid artery, comprising:
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forming a puncture opening through a wall of the common carotid artery; positioning through the puncture an arterial access sheath and dilator system, wherein the arterial access sheath and dilator system comprises an arterial access sheath and a dilator inside the arterial access sheath, wherein the arterial access sheath comprises a first occlusion element adapted to occlude the common carotid artery; removing the dilator from the arterial access sheath; and expanding the first occlusion element to occlude the common carotid artery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for use in accessing and treating a carotid artery, the system comprising:
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an arterial access sheath comprising a lumen extending between a proximal end and a distal end adapted to receive blood flow from a common carotid artery, and a dilator positionable within the lumen of the arterial access sheath, the arterial access sheath and dilator adapted to be collectively introduced through a puncture in the common carotid artery; and a first occlusion element coupled to the arterial access sheath at a distal region of the arterial access sheath and adapted to expand and occlude the common carotid artery. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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