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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Gerald Dorros, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Juan Carlos Parodi, Buenos Aires, AR;
Claudio Javier Schönholz, Shreveport, LA (US);
Michael Hogendijk, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gerald Dorros, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Juan Carlos Parodi, Buenos Aires, AR;
Claudio Javier Schönholz, Shreveport, LA (US);
Michael Hogendijk, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for treatment of stroke are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention disposes at least one catheter having a distal occlusive member in either the common carotid artery (CCA) or both the vertebral artery (VA) and the CCA on the hemisphere of the cerebral occlusion. Blood flow in the opposing carotid and/or vertebral arteries may be inhibited. Retrograde or antegrade flow may be provided through either catheter independently to effectively control cerebral flow characteristics. Under such controlled flow conditions, a thrombectomy device may be used to treat the occlusion, and any emboli generated are directed into the catheter(s).