New device for percutaneous fragmentation of pulmonary emboli.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
A new catheter system was designed for percutaneous fragmentation of large pulmonary emboli. The device consists of an impeller rotating at high speed at the center of a self-expandable basket at the tip of a 7-F catheter. The highly flexible catheter was able to reach all tested embolus sites in a glass model of the pulmonary arterial tree. Embolus fragmentation was quick and thorough. Particles in the effluent larger than 10 microns accounted for only about 9% of the treated embolus weight. Wall contact with the rotating impeller was not observed. The impeller-basket catheter promises to be a useful tool for percutaneous treatment of acute pulmonary embolism.
Medical subject headings
- Catheterization
- Pulmonary Embolism