摘要:
A method for treating blood vessel occlusions in the heart delivers an angiogenic agent from an implantable device locally to the walls of the blood vessel over an extended administration period sufficient to establish self sustaining blood vessels. An expandable medical device for delivery of angiogenic agents includes openings in the expandable medical device struts to deliver one or more angiogenic agents to promote angiogenesis. The device can sequentially deliver a plurality of agents to promote angiogenesis to treat, for example, disorders and conditions associated with chronic total occlusions.
摘要:
One embodiment is directed to a system for providing surgical access across a wall of a tissue structure, comprising: a delivery member having proximal and distal ends; a first helical member having proximal and distal ends and a helical shape, the proximal end coupled to the delivery member distal end, the distal end extending distally of the delivery member distal end; an anchor member removably coupled to the helical member distal end; a suture member coupled distally to a portion of the anchor member and extending proximally to a position wherein at least a portion of it may be freely manipulated by an operator; and a tissue interface indentor member coupled to the delivery member and operatively coupled to the first helical member, the tissue interface indentor member comprising a distally protruding shape feature configured to contact one or more portions of the tissue structure adjacent to the distal end of the helical member and change an available angle of penetration between such portions and the distal tip of the first helical member as the distal tip is inserted into the tissue structure; wherein upon rotation of the delivery member in a first direction, the indentor member is urged against the tissue structure and the first helical member and coupled anchor member are advanced across at least a portion of the wall of the tissue structure, pulling along the distal portion of the suture member in a deployed suture pattern which remains coupled to the anchor member.
摘要:
Methods and devices are provided for the delivery of therapeutic agents which reduce myocardial tissue damage due to ischemia and anti-restenotic agents which inhibit restenosis following a cardiac procedure such as stent implantation. The anti-ischemia agents are delivered to the myocardial tissue over an administration period sufficient to achieve reduction in ischemic or reperfusion injury of the myocardial tissue. The anti-restenotic agents are delivered over an administration period sufficient to reduce the re-narrowing of a blood vessel following a cardiac procedure such as implantation of a device. Preferred anti-restenotic drugs are those that do not reduce the beneficial effects provided by the anti-ischemic drug, such as drugs that do not act on the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR).
摘要:
One embodiment is directed to a system for providing surgical access across a wall of a tissue structure, comprising a delivery member having proximal and distal ends; a first helical member having proximal and distal ends and a helical shape, the proximal end coupled to the delivery member distal end, the distal end extending distally of the delivery member distal end; an anchor member removably coupled to the helical member distal end; and a suture member coupled distally to a portion of the anchor member and extending proximally to a position wherein at least a portion of it may be freely manipulated by an operator; wherein upon rotation of the delivery member in a first direction, the first helical member and coupled anchor member are advanced across at least a portion of the wall of the tissue structure, pulling along the distal portion of the suture member in a deployed suture pattern which remains coupled to the anchor member, the deployed suture pattern being characterized in that it is substantially helical and represents a number of helical loops encapsulated by the wall of the tissue structure that is greater than about one helical loop, and is less than about three helical loops.
摘要:
Embodiments are described for creating and closing tissue access ports, such as transapical access ports, which involve placement of an introducer across the subject tissue structure, and deployment of a controllable port closure device assembly configured to remain in place with a ratcheting mechanism, and to hold the tissue surrounding the previous access port location closed against a sealing disc with proximal and distal strut assemblies, after the introducer has been removed.
摘要:
One embodiment is directed to a method for providing surgical access across a wall of a tissue structure, comprising: advancing a helical needle into the wall of the tissue structure such that the needle pulls an intercoupled suture member across the wall to form a deployed suture pattern, the deployed suture pattern being characterized in that: the portion of the suture member encapsulated by the wall of the tissue structure is substantially helical in formation and represents a number of helical loops that is greater than about one helical loop, and is less than about three helical loops; portions of the suture member on either side of the wall are in a slack configuration such that tension in the suture member arising from the encapsulated portion pulls in additional length from the slack configuration on either side of the wall to accommodate expansion of the substantially helical encapsulated portion.
摘要:
One embodiment is directed to a system for providing surgical access across a wall of a tissue structure, comprising a delivery member having proximal and distal ends; a first helical member having proximal and distal ends and a helical shape, the proximal end coupled to the delivery member distal end, the distal end extending distally of the delivery member distal end; an anchor member removably coupled to the helical member distal end; and a suture member coupled distally to a portion of the anchor member and extending proximally to a position wherein at least a portion of it may be freely manipulated by an operator; wherein upon rotation of the delivery member in a first direction, the first helical member and coupled anchor member are advanced across at least a portion of the wall of the tissue structure, pulling along the distal portion of the suture member in a deployed suture pattern which remains coupled to the anchor member, the deployed suture pattern being characterized in that it is substantially helical and represents a number of helical loops encapsulated by the wall of the tissue structure that is greater than about one helical loop, and is less than about three helical loops.
摘要:
Methods and devices are provided for the local delivery of anti-ischemic agents which reduce myocardial tissue damage due to ischemia or reperfusion, in combination with compounds that sensitize the response of the tissue to the anti-ischemic agent. The therapeutic agents are delivered to the myocardial tissue over an administration period sufficient to achieve reduction in ischemic or reperfusion injury of the tissue.
摘要:
A rapid exchange balloon catheter has a short rapid exchange length for faster catheter exchanges the balloon catheter includes a balloon structure having a balloon leg connected to a catheter shaft. Marker bands may be provided in the balloon leg for facilitating measurement of a dimension of physiological features. A stiffening wire extending longitudinally at least partially into the balloon leg may be provided to supplement and control the flexibility characteristics of the balloon leg.
摘要:
A rapid exchange balloon catheter has a short rapid exchange length for faster catheter exchanges the balloon catheter includes a balloon structure having a balloon leg connected to a catheter shaft. Marker bands may be provided in the balloon leg for facilitating measurement of a dimension of physiological features. A stiffening wire extending longitudinally at least partially into the balloon leg may be provided to supplement and control the flexibility characteristics of the balloon leg.