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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2019
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Bryan W. Tillman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William W. Clark, Wexford, PA (US);
Sung Kwon Cho, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Youngjae Chun, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure concerns embodiments of an implantable perfusion device that can be implanted in an injured blood vessel to control bleeding without occluding the vessel. In one specific implementation, the perfusion device can be implanted percutaneously into a patient's descending aorta to control bleeding at the site of a ruptured portion of the aorta (known as torso hemorrhage) while still allowing for the antegrade flow of blood from a location upstream of the ruptured portion of the aorta to a location downstream of the ruptured portion of the aorta. The perfusion device can be left inside the patient as the patient is transported to a medical facility where the injury can be repaired. Following repair of the vessel, the perfusion device can be withdrawn from the patient.