It took less than 10 minutes for Dr. Michael Mayich and his team at the London Health Science Centerto remove a clot from an artery in Wilene Leyen's brain. . Save the world's first life with stroke-related medical care.
On June 24, an interventional neuroradiologist performed the procedure using a new device called theBalloon Distal Access Catheter (BDAC). The device was developed by Vena, a manufacturer based in Kitchener-Waterloo. medicine.
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This procedure, called mechanical thrombectomy, works by making a small incision in the patient's right hip, through which the BDAC is inserted and travels up through an artery. A leg that eventually reaches a blood clot in the brain.
BDAC is then used to temporarily stop blood flow in the blood vessel and simultaneously aspirate and remove the blood clot that causes the stroke in the blood vessel. As a result, blood flow to the brain can be restored, improving stroke symptoms and preventing permanent brain damage.
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@LHSCCanadaDr. Michael Mayich. In June, he performed the world's first surgery using a balloon distal access catheter. Within 10 minutes, the procedure had successfully removed the blood clot from the patient's brain artery.#LdnOnt pic.twitter.com/eE1c6aZpif
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"A stroke is caused by the blockage of one of the major blood vessels in the brain. Yes, and blocked blood vessels lose more than 2 million brain cells every minute," Mayich said.
"In that situation, every second counts."
Mayich said the device is similar to those used in stroke-related procedures in the past. and combines many existing features to provide a sophisticated operating experience for neuroradiologists like him.
BDAC's implementation represents the latest in his LHSC's efforts to improve the stroke-related care it provides, with continued progress evidenced by the number of procedures performed each year. It's an improvement.
"When I started him in 2017, we were doing about 30 to 40 surgeries a year. Last year he had over 200. This year, about 250. It seems to be progressing at a pace of ,” Maichi added.
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Read More: According to medical research, established As for Leyen, the first patient in the world to benefit from the use of BDAC, her response was overwhelming gratitude. Nothing but.
"Just how grateful she was that it only took 10 minutes. No wonder," Leyen joked to her Global News.
``I am so grateful to be alive, to be able to walk, to talk, to embrace all.''
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