Apparatus for emergency treatment of patients experiencing a thrombotic vascular occlusion
AssigneeTranson, LLC
InventorsGeoffrey Bond, Thomas M. Peterson
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Abstract
Acute care method and apparatus for treating a patient experiencing thrombotic vascular occlusion includes introducing a selected dose of an active agent proximate a vascular occlusion in the patient in order to lyse the vascular occlusion and radiating the vascular occlusion and active agent.
Claims13
Apparatus for effecting emergency treatment of a patient experiencing a thrombotic vascular occlusion, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of active agents for dissolution of vascular occlusions, use of at least one of the active agents being selected on a basis of bleeding indication of the patient, said plurality of active agents including at least one agent for use with a patient having not indicated bleeding, at least one agent for use with a patient having possible indicated bleeding and at least one agent for use with a patient having indicated bleeding, at least one of the active agents comprising an antiplatelet agent;
- apparatus for intravenously introducing the selected agent into the patient;
- and
- a portable ultrasonic oscillator and transducer for transcutaneously radiating the vascular occlusion.
The apparatus for effecting emergency treatment of a patient experiencing a thrombotic vascular occlusion, said apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of active agents for dissolution of vascular occlusions, use of at least one of the active agents being selected on a basis of bleeding indication of the patient, said plurality of active agents including at least one agent for use with a patient having not indicated bleeding, at least one agent for use with a patient having possible indicated bleeding and at least one agent for use with a patient having indicated bleeding, at least one of the active agents is a GP Iib-IIIa platelet inhibitor;
- apparatus for intravenously introducing the selected agent into a patient;
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- a portable ultrasonic oscillator and transducer for transcutaneously radiating the vascular occlusion.
A self-contained mobile unit for emergency treatment of a patient experiencing a thrombotic vascular occlusion, the unit comprising:
- a plurality of active agents for dissolution of vascular occlusion, use of at least one of the active agents being selected on a basis of bleeding indication of the patient said plurality of active agents including at least one agent for use with a patient having not indicated bleeding, at least one agent for use with a patient having possible indicated bleeding and at least one agent for use with a patient having indicated bleeding, at least one of the active agents comprising an antiplatelet agent;
- apparatus for introducing a selected agent into the patient;
- a portable ultrasonic oscillator and transducer for transcutaneously radiating the vascular occlusion;
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- a module for storing the active agents, intravenous means and ultrasonic means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.