Claims
- 1. A method of performing an operation including angioplasty of the internal carotid artery comprising the following steps:(a) blocking flow in the common carotid artery, thus causing retrograde blood flow in the internal carotid artery; (b) blocking flow in the internal carotid artery, distal of a stenosis; (c) performing angioplasty on the stenosis; (d) unblocking flow in the internal carotid artery, thus allowing retrograde blood flow in the internal carotid artery into the external carotid artery; and (e) unblocking flow in the common carotid artery.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority of my U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial Nos. 60/038,040; 60/037,226; 60/037,225; and 60/038,039, all filed Feb. 6, 1997 and all incorporated herein by reference. This application also claims priority of my U.S. Provisional Patent Application also filed on Feb. 6, 1997 with the four above-mentioned provisional patent applications and entitled “ICA ANGIOPLASTY WITH CEREBRAL PROTECTION” and bearing attorney docket number V97004US (16064/4). That application is also incorporated herein by reference.
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