Methods And Systems For Establishing Retrograde Carotid Arterial Blood Flow
First Claim
1. A method for accessing and treating a carotid artery, comprising:
- inserting an arterial access sheath into a patient'"'"'s neck and through a wall of a common carotid artery at an arterial access site, wherein the arterial access sheath has a structural configuration that limits a depth of insertion of a distal portion of the arterial access sheath into the common carotid artery;
positioning a filter in an internal carotid artery distal of a location of treatment;
inserting an interventional device into the common carotid artery via the arterial access sheath.
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Abstract
Interventional procedures on the carotid arteries are performed through a transcervical access while retrograde blood flow is established from the internal carotid artery to a venous or external location. A system for use in accessing and treating a carotid artery includes an arterial access device, a shunt fluidly connected to the arterial access device, and a flow control assembly coupled to the shunt and adapted to regulate blood flow through the shunt between at least a first blood flow state and at least a second blood flow state. The flow control assembly includes one or more components that interact with the blood flow through the shunt.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for accessing and treating a carotid artery, comprising:
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inserting an arterial access sheath into a patient'"'"'s neck and through a wall of a common carotid artery at an arterial access site, wherein the arterial access sheath has a structural configuration that limits a depth of insertion of a distal portion of the arterial access sheath into the common carotid artery; positioning a filter in an internal carotid artery distal of a location of treatment; inserting an interventional device into the common carotid artery via the arterial access sheath. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16)
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9. A system for use in accessing and treating a carotid artery, said system comprising:
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an arterial access sheath adapted to be introduced into a common carotid artery via a neck of a patient and receive blood flow from the common carotid artery, the arterial access sheath including a distal sheath portion adapted to enter the common carotid artery, wherein the distal sheath portion has a structural configuration that limits a depth of insertion of a distal portion of the arterial access sheath into the common carotid artery; a filter adapted to be positioned in an internal carotid artery distal of a location of treatment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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