Angioplasty
Using a temporarily inflated balloon on a
catheter to widen a narrowed or blocked
blood vessel (in coronary arteries, a
procedure is referred to as percutaneous
translumenal coronary angioplasty, or PTCA)
Blood Clot
A semisolid gelatinous mass of coagulated
blood that consists of red blood cells,
white blood cells, and platelets entrapped
in a fibrin network
Catheter
A medical device consisting of a thin,
flexible tube, usually applied inside a
blood vessel
Clinical Research / Clinical Trial
Medical research to show that a device,
drug, or other treatment is safe and
effective in humans
Coronary
Relating to the vessels of the heart
CE Mark
This label gives access to European markets
and indicates compliance with the Medical
Device Directives
Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)
Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a blood
clot that forms in a vein deep in the body
Distal
Further away from the heart, or from the
point of origin (the opposite of distal is
“proximal”)
Embolus
A foreign material in the blood (for
example, air or thrombus) that has migrated
from its original site in the body
510k
A marketing application to the FDA that
shows a device is “substantially equivalent”
to another legally marketed medical device
in the U.S
Ischemic
Lack of oxygen (Ischemia)
Mechanical Thrombectomy
A treatment that uses an endovascular device
to fragment, disperse and/or evacuate blood
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Occlusion
A blockage
Percutaneous
Passage through the skin
Peripheral
Arterial Occlusion
A severe obstruction of the arteries which
seriously decreases blood flow to the
extremities (hands, feet and legs) and has
progressed to the point of severe pain and
even skin ulcers or sores
Post Thrombotic Syndrome
A long term complication of deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) which is associated with
leg swelling, pain, skin reddening among
other symptoms
Pulmonary
Relating to the lungs
Pulmonary Artery
An artery that carries venous blood from the
right ventricle of the heart to the lungs
Pulmonary Embolism
A blood clot which has migrated to the
lungs. The source is often from a large
blood clot in the legs (see DVT)
Restenosis
Significant recurrence of narrowing
after treatment
Stroke
A vascular accident in the brain caused
either by: a blocked artery (ischemic
stroke) or a ruptured artery (hemorrhagic
stroke)
Thrombectomy
Medical procedure for mechanically or
surgically removing a blood clot
Thrombolysis
Chemical dissolution of a thrombus using
thrombolytic drugs which are designed to
mimic the body’s natural chemistry
Thrombus
A blood clot
Venous
Pertaining to veins
Ultrasound
Sound energy with a frequency greater than
20,000 cycles per second (above the range of
human hearing) |
