Device |
surgical kit |
Definition |
For creating arteriotomies during an intracranial vascular bypass procedure in patients 13 years of age or older with an aneurysm or a skull base tumor affecting a large [> 2.5 mm], intracranial artery that failed balloon test occlusion, cannot be sacrificed, or cannot be treated with conventional means due to local anatomy or complexity. |
Physical State |
Arteriotomy SystemHUD and extension tubing for connection to a vacuum source. It is comprised of the catheter and the rings. The Elana Surgical KitHUD should only be used with the US legally marketed Spectranetics XeCl (Xenon-Chloride) Excimer Laser System, Model CVX-300. |
Technical Method |
The surgeon attaches the ring with the donor graft to the artery wall using a fine suture. Apply suction. For about 2 minutes the catheter tip should be held in steady contact with the artery wall. After the two minutes, the Excimer laser is activated). A train of pulses is delivered. When 200 pulses are delivered, the laser will stop automatically. The surgeon slowly removes the catheter and checks for a retrograde blood flow through the donor graft before occluding it. |
Target Area |
Neurovascular arteries |
Review Panel |
Neurology |
Product Code | PAX |
Premarket Review |
Office of Neurological and Physical Medicine Devices
(OHT5)
Neurosurgical, Neurointerventional and Neurodiagnostic Devices
(DHT5A)
|
Submission Type |
HDE - Humanitarian Device Exemption
|
Device Class |
HDE
|
Total Product Life Cycle (TPLC) |
TPLC Product Code Report
|
GMP Exempt? |
No
|
Summary Malfunction Reporting |
Ineligible |
Implanted Device? |
No
|
Life-Sustain/Support Device? |
No
|
Third Party Review |
Not Third Party Eligible |