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US 2008/0175916 A1Published application
Vessel enlargement by arteriogenic factor delivery
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorWouter Roorda
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Abstract
A method of delivering an arteriogenic factor. The factor is delivered in a medically effective manner to structurally enlarge blood vessel. A distal portion of a catheter can be advanced to an existing blood vessel to deliver the arteriogenic factor.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- delivering an arteriogenic factor to a vessel region in a medically effective manner to structurally enlarge an existing blood vessel,
- wherein the arteriogenic factor is selected from a group consisting of an arteriogenic chemical factor, an arteriogenic physical factor, and an arteriogenic thermal factor.
A method comprising:
- delivering an arteriogenic factor to an intravascular area comprising a flow of blood in a medically effective manner to structurally enlarge an existing blood vessel.
A method of structurally enlarging an existing blood vessel, the method comprising:
- advancing a distal portion of a catheter to an existing blood vessel;
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- delivering an arteriogenic factor in a medically effective manner to the existing blood vessel via the catheter,
- wherein the arteriogenic factor is selected from a group consisting of an arteriogenic chemical factor, an arteriogenic physical factor, and an arteriogenic thermal factor.
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