Noninvasive protection from emboli
AssigneeZhadkevich Medical, Inc.
InventorMichael Zhadkevich
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Abstract
A system for diverting emboli within a patient can include a device that detects a presence of emboli in a first blood vessel of a patient. A compression member can be aligned with a second blood vessel of the patient when a collar supporting the compression member is positioned at least partially around a portion of the patient. In response to the detection device, a controller can actuate the compression member, when the presence of emboli is detected, from an unactuated state to an actuated state in which at least a portion of the compression member (i) is closer to the second blood vessel than while in the unactuated state and (ii) compresses and limits blood flow through the second blood vessel.
Claims14
A method for diverting emboli within a patient, comprising:
- detecting a presence of emboli in a first vascular location of a patient;
- when the presence of emboli is detected, actuating a compression member aligned with a second vascular location of the patient when a collar supporting the compression member is positioned at least partially around a portion of the patient, from an unactuated state to an actuated state in which at least a portion of the compression member (i) is closer to the second vascular location than while in the unactuated state and (ii) compresses and limits blood flow through the second vascular location.
A method of diverting emboli from cerebral circulation of a patient, comprising:
- while a device is positioned around a neck of a patient, expanding a first carotid compression member of the device toward a first carotid artery of the patient to compress and limit blood flow through the first carotid artery;
- while the device is positioned around the neck, expanding a first vertebral compression member of the device toward a first vertebral artery of the patient to compress and limit blood flow through the first vertebral artery.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.