Silk Road Medical, Inc
Method and apparatus for treating a carotid artery

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Abstract:

One disclosed embodiment comprises a method for treating lesions in the carotid artery of a mammalian body. The method comprises transcervical access and blocking of blood flow through the common carotid artery (with or without blocking of blood flow through the external carotid artery), shunting blood from the internal carotid artery and treating the lesion in the carotid artery.

Status:
Grant
Type:

Utility

Filling date:

24 Jan 2019

Issue date:

22 Sep 2020