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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2019
Incuvate, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
David M. Look, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Bradley S. Culbert, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Incuvate, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for removal of blood or thrombus includes an aspiration catheter having an elongate shaft including an aspiration lumen having proximal end configured to couple to a vacuum source, and a distal end having an orifice, an elongate member configured for placement through the aspiration lumen and having a distal portion including a disruption element configured to disrupt thrombus within the aspiration lumen, and a monitoring device configured for removable connection in between the aspiration catheter and the vacuum source, and including a housing, a pressure sensor in fluid communication with an interior of the housing, a measurement device coupled to the pressure sensor and configured for measuring deviations in fluid pressure, and a communication device coupled to the measurement device and configured to generate an alert signal when a deviation in fluid pressure measured by the measurement device exceeds a pre-set threshold.