Procedures for vascular occlusion
First Claim
1. A method of reducing blood flow within an aneurysm, the method comprising:
- expanding a stent, from a delivery device, across the aneurysm, such that a stagnated area forms in the aneurysm;
injecting a contrast agent into a blood vessel comprising an aneurysm;
imaging the stagnated area; and
upon observing that the stagnated area occupies more than 30% and less than 70% of a body of the aneurysm, withdrawing the delivery device from the vessel.
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Abstract
A method of reducing blood flow within an aneurysm includes: injecting a contrast agent into a blood vessel including an aneurysm; deploying an occlusion device across the aneurysm; producing an image of the aneurysm including the contrast agent; and withdrawing the delivery device from the vessel after observing that the aneurysm has been stagnated by a desired amount. The image may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Observing that the aneurysm has been stagnated may include determining a degree of stagnation, for example by comparing an area or volume of the contrast agent in a first image and a second image. The desired amount may be a certain degree of stagnation, identification of a shape indicative of stasis such as a flat surface, an approximate hemisphere, a mushroom, or a crescent. If the occlusion device does not achieve the desired amount, a second occluding device may be deployed.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of reducing blood flow within an aneurysm, the method comprising:
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expanding a stent, from a delivery device, across the aneurysm, such that a stagnated area forms in the aneurysm; injecting a contrast agent into a blood vessel comprising an aneurysm; imaging the stagnated area; and upon observing that the stagnated area occupies more than 30% and less than 70% of a body of the aneurysm, withdrawing the delivery device from the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of reducing blood flow within an aneurysm, the method comprising:
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expanding a stent, from a delivery device, across the aneurysm, such that a stagnated area forms in the aneurysm; injecting a contrast agent into a blood vessel comprising an aneurysm; imaging the stagnated area; and upon observing that the stagnated area occupies more than 20% and less than 100% of a body of the aneurysm, withdrawing the delivery device from the vessel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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