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US 2024/0285390 A1Published application
Flow modifying implants
AssigneeShockwave Medical, Inc.
InventorsKeith Alan JACKSON, Shmuel BANAI, Colin Alexander NYULI, Elliot Y.K. HONG
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Abstract
Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for modifying blood flow and improving tissue oxygenation in an individual. More specifically, described herein are flow modifying implants, delivery systems, and methods of treatment using flow modifying implants. Also described herein are methods for preventing reperfusion injury in an individual using a flow modifying implant to prevent the reperfusion injury.
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A method for modifying a flow of blood in a blood vessel, the method comprising:
- deploying a flow modifying implant in a blood vessel;
- anchoring the flow modifying implant into the blood vessel by radially expanding an anchor element into a wall of the blood vessel;
- causing the blood to flow through the flow modifying implant such that the flow of blood passes through an inflow end of the flow modifying implant, the inflow end having a larger cross-sectional area than an outflow end of the flow modifying implant;
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- modifying the flow of blood through the flow modifying implant.
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