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Methods and systems for treating ischemia
Assignee: Salient Interventional Systems Inc
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Filing: 1998-02-03
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Granted: 2000-04-04
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Expires: 2018-02-03
Abstract
Abstract Methods for treating total and partial occlusions employ a perfusion conduit which is penetrated through the occlusive material. Oxygenated blood or other medium is then perfused through the conduit to maintain oxygenation and relieve ischemia in tissue distal to the occlusion. Optionally, the occlusion may be treated while perfusion is maintained, typically by introducing a thrombolytic or other agent into the occlusive material using the perfusion conduit. Such methods are particularly suitable for treating acute stroke to prevent irreversible damage to the cerebral tissue.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian Douglas Lewis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 23:18
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22082; A61B2017/22084; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0023; A61M25/0026; A61M2025/0039; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0074; A61M2025/0079; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1079; A61M25/0068; A61M25/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 56
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
A method for treating a patient having ischemia resulting from a pre-existing blockage in a blood vessel, said method comprising: penetrating a perfusion conduit through the blockage, wherein the perfusion conduit is free from external balloons; and pumping an oxygenated medium through the conduit at a rate or pressure sufficient to relieve ischemia but below that which would cause injury distal to the occlusion.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
64 words
A method for treating a patient having ischemia resulting from a pre-existing blockage in a blood vessel, said method comprising: penetrating a perfusion conduit through the blockage, wherein the perfusion conduit is free from external balloons; and pumping an oxygenated medium through the conduit at a rate or pressure sufficient to relieve ischemia but below that which would cause injury distal to the occlusion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising oxygenating the medium prior to the pumping step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising cooling the medium prior to the perfusing step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the oxygenated medium is blood obtained from the patient.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as in claim 4, wherein the perfusing step comprises drawing blood from the patient and pumping the blood through the conduit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 5, wherein the blood is drawn from a sheath percutaneously deployed with the perfusion conduit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising delivering a therapeutic agent to the blockage and distally of the blockage or to the blockage only while pumping the oxygenated medium through the conduit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 7, wherein the perfusion and therapeutic agent delivery steps are performed for a time sufficient to substantially reduce the blockage.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 8, wherein the perfusion and therapeutic agent delivery steps are performed for at least thirty minutes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 9, wherein the perfusion and therapeutic agent delivery steps are performed for at least one week.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the blood vessel is in the cerebral vasculature.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the blood vessel is in the coronary vasculature.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the blood vessel is in the peripheral vasculature.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein the blood vessel is in the mesenteric vasculature.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising monitoring pressure at a location where the oxygenated medium is being pumped back into the blood vessel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as in claim 15, further comprising monitoring pressure at a location proximal to the blockage.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method as in claim 15, further comprising controlling the rate or pressure of oxygenated medium being pumped in order to maintain pressure of the oxygenated fluid at the location where it is being pumped back into the blood vessel at a control point.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 17, wherein the control point is in the range from 50 mmHg to 300 mmHg.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 18, wherein the control point is increased over time from a value below the range to a value within the range.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
88 words
A method for treating a patient having ischemia resulting from an occlusion in the cerebral vasculature, said method comprising: percutaneously introducing a conduit into the patient's vasculature; guiding a distal port on the conduit through the occlusion, wherein the conduit is free from external balloons; obtaining oxygenated blood from the patient; and perfusing the blood back to the patient through the distal port of the conduit past the occlusion at a rate sufficient to relive the ischemia but below that which would cause injury distal to the occlusion.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
88 words
A method for treating a patient having ischemia resulting from an occlusion in the cerebral vasculature, said method comprising: percutaneously introducing a conduit into the patient's vasculature; guiding a distal port on the conduit through the occlusion, wherein the conduit is free from external balloons; obtaining oxygenated blood from the patient; and perfusing the blood back to the patient through the distal port of the conduit past the occlusion at a rate sufficient to relive the ischemia but below that which would cause injury distal to the occlusion.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 20, further comprising delivering a therapeutic agent to the patient while the pumping step is continued.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 21, wherein the therapeutic agent is delivered locally through the conduit.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as in claim 22, wherein oxygenated blood is perfused through a first lumen of the conduit and the therapeutic agent is delivered through a second lumen of the conduit.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as in claim 21, wherein the therapeutic agent is a thrombolytic agent, an anticoagulant, or an anti-restenotic agent delivered to the occlusion.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as in claim 20, wherein the percutaneously introducing step comprises introducing the conduit via the femoral, axillary, or brachial artery.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as in claim 20, wherein the occlusion is in an artery selected from the group consisting of the carotid artery, vertebral artery, proximal subclavian artery, brachiocephalic artery, and intracerebral arteries.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as in claim 20, wherein the obtaining step comprises withdrawing oxygenated blood from the same blood vessel into which the conduit has been introduced and the perfusing step comprises pumping the blood back through the conduit.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 27, wherein the oxygenated blood is withdrawn through a sheath introduced together with the conduit.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 28, wherein the sheath is disposed coaxially about the conduit.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as in claim 20, wherein the perfusing step comprises pumping the blood into the conduit at a rate in the range from 30 cc/min to 360 cc/min.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A method as in claim 30, further comprising monitoring blood pressure at a location where the blood enters the blood vessel.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as in claim 30, further comprising monitoring blood pressure at a location proximal to the occlusion.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as in claim 31, further comprising controlling the rate or pressure of blood being pumped in order to maintain pressure of the blood at the location where it enters back into the blood vessel at a control point.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 33, wherein the control point is in the range from 50 mmHg to 300 mmHg.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 34, wherein the control point is increased over time from a value below the range to a value within the range.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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A method as in claim 20, wherein the obtaining and perfusing steps include drawing blood into proximal ports on the conduit and flowing the blood through the conduit in response to a natural pressure drop.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for treating a patient having ischemia resulting from an abrupt occlusion in the cerebral vasculature, said method comprising: percutaneously introducing a perfusion conduit into the patient's vasculature within six hours of the occurrence of the abrupt occlusion; guiding a distal port on the conduit through the occlusion; obtaining oxygenated blood from the patient; and perfusing the blood back to the patient through the distal port of the conduit past the occlusion at a rate sufficient to relive the ischemia, wherein the pumping rate is controlled to maintain pressure downstream of the occlusion at a control point within the range from 50 mmHg to 300 mmHg.
Claim 40
Independent Claim
107 words
A method for treating a patient having ischemia resulting from an abrupt occlusion in the cerebral vasculature, said method comprising: percutaneously introducing a perfusion conduit into the patient's vasculature within six hours of the occurrence of the abrupt occlusion; guiding a distal port on the conduit through the occlusion; obtaining oxygenated blood from the patient; and perfusing the blood back to the patient through the distal port of the conduit past the occlusion at a rate sufficient to relive the ischemia, wherein the pumping rate is controlled to maintain pressure downstream of the occlusion at a control point within the range from 50 mmHg to 300 mmHg.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 37, further comprising delivering a therapeutic agent to the patient while the pumping step is continued.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as in claim 38, wherein the therapeutic agent is delivered locally through the conduit.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as in claim 39, wherein oxygenated blood is perfused through a first lumen of the conduit and the therapeutic agent is delivered through a second lumen of the conduit.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as in claim 38, wherein the therapeutic agent is a thrombolytic agent, an anticoagulant, or an anti-restenotic agent delivered directly into the occlusion and/or distally of the occlusion.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as in claim 37, wherein the percutaneously introducing step comprises introducing the conduit via the femoral, axillary, or brachial artery.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as in claim 37, wherein the occlusion is in an artery selected from the group consisting of the carotid artery, vertebral artery, proximal subclavian artery, brachiocephalic artery, and intracerebral arteries.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as in claim 37, wherein the obtaining step comprises withdrawing oxygenated blood from the same blood vessel into which the conduit has been introduced and the perfusing step comprises pumping the blood back through the conduit.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 44, wherein the oxygenated blood is withdrawn through a sheath introduced together with the conduit.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 45, wherein the sheath is disposed coaxially about the conduit.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 37, wherein the control point is in the range from 50 mmHg to 150 mmHg.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 37, further comprising monitoring blood pressure at a location where the blood enters the blood vessel.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as in claim 37, further comprising monitoring blood pressure at a location proximal to the occlusion.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 37, wherein the control point is increased over time from a value below the range to a value within the range.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 37, wherein the blood is perfused for a period of at least 30 minutes.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 37, wherein the blood is perfused for a period of at least four hours.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 37, wherein the blood is perfused for a period of at least one week.
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