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US 2014/0236221 A1Published application
Anti-Embolic Device and Method
OwnerMichael Zhadkevichinventor
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Abstract
A device for use in preventing stroke is provided. The device may include an expandable member that expands from a non-expanded configuration to an expanded configuration. The expandable member is located at a neck of a patient. An associated method is provided.
Claims21
A system for use in prevention of stroke, comprising:
- a compression device for applying a compressive force to a carotid artery, wherein the compression device is adjustable so as to apply the compressive force and so as to not apply the compressive force;
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- an actuation device for causing the compression device to apply the compressive force, wherein the compressive force is applied in a cyclical nature based upon a cardiac cycle.
A method for the prevention of stroke during a surgical procedure, comprising the steps of:
- applying a compressive force to a carotid artery of a patient when the patient is undergoing a surgical procedure, wherein the compressive force is applied from a location outside of the patient, wherein the compressive force compresses the carotid artery;
- removing the compressive force;
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- repeating the steps of applying and removing the compressive force a plurality of times during the surgical procedure.
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A system for use in prevention of stroke, comprising:
- a compression device for applying a compressive force to a carotid artery, wherein the compression device is adjustable so as to apply the compressive force and so as to not apply the compressive force;
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- an emboli monitoring device that detects the presence of emboli, wherein the compression device applies the compressive force to the carotid artery when the emboli is detected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.