The net or mesh enclosure 2 can also be located within the distal end of the catheter 5 during introduction of the catheter 5 into the blood vessel, with the ...

... do not conform to the interior configuration of the aneurysm sac. ... When the device is to be implanted in a blood vessel having an aneurysm at ...

... having the aneurysm or aortic dissection (230; 530), the medical device ( ... The medical device can be configured to provide a disease treatment by ...

Feb 1, 2012 ... "Despite having less than half of the intended patients in the study, we were encouraged to see that at a high dose there was a significant ...

... do not have an out-flow (such as the aneurysm). In this embodiment ... This reduced blood flow to the aneurysm can be caused by the central portion having ...

1A-B depict a blood vessel having an aneurysm therein; the aneurysm of FIG. ... The microcatheter 1000 can be configured to have regions of flexibility ...

The occurrence of such peripheral aneurysms appears to be strongly associated with the presence of aneurysms in other locations, as it has been estimated that ...

In an example, an intrasaccular aneurysm occlusion device can be folded during ... can be fixed at selected locations which do not move. In an example ...

While surgical intervention may be indicated and the surgery carries attendant risk, certain patients may not be able to tolerate the stress of intra-abdominal ...

Coils having this approximate ratio of filaments may be especially suited to having a break point along the length of the coil 2004 in which the direction ...

Less commonly, a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) can affect the part of the aorta running through the chest. TAA has a survival rate of 56 percent without ...

... during aneurysm formation in vasculature. According to the invention, elastin can be stabilized in vivo and destruction of connective tissue, such as that ...

Despite the advances during the current microneurosurgical era, the surgical approach to certain areas of the brain continues to be a major challenge . The use ...

Antiplatelet therapy may be contraindicated shortly after an initial aneurysm rupture has occurred because risk of re-rupture at this time is high and ...

Exceptions might be fusiform aneurysms which present as local dilatations of an artery, having perfectly circular cross-sections and showing symmetries ...

The present invention provides systems for treating aneurysms. This invention has particular advantage for treating cranial aneurysms and will be described by ...

... do not meet indications for surgery. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION; [0005]. In one aspect, the invention relates to a method of treating an aortic aneurysm ...

However, the invention can be equally practiced on individuals with aneurysm-related past, such as individuals who had or have aneurysms. [0067]. The ...

... can be 35 readily φbricated into starch particles having an. average ... A method for treating an aneurysm having an aneurysm wall with an apparatus ...

Although at first an aneurysm may be quite small, as the disease process ... having a proximal end and at least one distal end. [0021]. In some ...