Intravascular flow modifier and reinforcement device
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1. An intravascular flow modifier and vascular reinforcement device to be used in the intravascular treatment of blood vessels, comprising:
- an elongate section of resilient material having a pre-deployed essentially flat configuration and a deployed configuration of a generally cylindrical device in which the two free ends are attached to deployment means at the distal end of a pusher for deploying said device in the vasculature of a patient, are parallel to one another and extend distally from a proximal end of the device, thereafter transitioning at a first predetermined point to a first essentially circumferential loop for a distance less than half of the circumference of the device, thereafter transitioning to a longitudinal section for a predetermined length to a second predetermined point, thereafter transitioning to a second essentially circumferential loop and proceeding similarly to the distal end of the device.
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Abstract
An intravascular flow modifier and vascular reinforcement for treatment of aneurysms is formed of a single loop of wire formed into a series of transverse loops and longitudinal connecting sections to configure an essentially cylindrical reinforcement device that still allows, if desired, access to the neck of an aneurysm for insertion of embolic coils and the like.
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1. An intravascular flow modifier and vascular reinforcement device to be used in the intravascular treatment of blood vessels, comprising:
an elongate section of resilient material having a pre-deployed essentially flat configuration and a deployed configuration of a generally cylindrical device in which the two free ends are attached to deployment means at the distal end of a pusher for deploying said device in the vasculature of a patient, are parallel to one another and extend distally from a proximal end of the device, thereafter transitioning at a first predetermined point to a first essentially circumferential loop for a distance less than half of the circumference of the device, thereafter transitioning to a longitudinal section for a predetermined length to a second predetermined point, thereafter transitioning to a second essentially circumferential loop and proceeding similarly to the distal end of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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18. An intravascular flow modifier and vascular reinforcement device to be used in the treatment of vascular malformations, comprising;
a plurality of semi-circular loops formed from a long slender piece of resilient material, said resilient material having an essentially flat pre-deployed configuration having two free ends attached to deployment means at the distal end of a pusher for deploying said device in the vasculature of a patient and a deployed substantially cylindrical configuration of a series of essentially longitudinal sections between said loops, said longitudinal sections connecting said semi-circular loops, said longitudinal sections including radii at the transitions between said longitudinal sections and said semi-circular loops, said longitudinal sections and said semi-circular loops proceeding distally from a proximal point to the distal end of said device, whereby said semi-circular loops and said longitudinal elements combine in said deployed configuration to form an essentially cylindrical reinforcement for use in a damaged portion of the vasculature. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An intravascular flow modifier and vascular reinforcement device to be used in the treatment of aneurysms, comprising:
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a plurality of pairs of longitudinal elements connecting semi-circular loops, the loops and longitudinal sections being formed of a single wire, progressing from free ends of a pair of longitudinal elements at a proximal end of the device and extending distally to define an essentially cylindrical reinforcement; said longitudinal elements spaced apart and said cylindrical elements spaced apart to provide openings through which a vasoocclusive device can be introduced from an area inside said device to an area outside said device and within an aneurysm to be treated, said device being capable of being formed into an essentially linear configuration for insertion into a guiding catheter, an essentially flat pre-deployed configuration, and a substantially cylindrical deployed configuration; and a release means at the proximal end of said device attaching said device to a pusher within the catheter and which may be used to push the device out of the catheter when the catheter has reached a predetermined position within the vasculature, the two free ends being attached to said release means at the distal end of a pusher for deploying said device in the vasculature of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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