Prototype laser-activated shape memory polymer foam device for embolic treatment of aneurysms. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Conventional embolization of cerebral aneurysms using detachable coils is time-consuming and often requires retreatment. These drawbacks have prompted the development of new methods of aneurysm occlusion. We present the fabrication and laser deployment of a shape memory (SMP) polymer expanding foam device. Data acquired in an in vitro basilar aneurysm model with and without flow showed successful treatment, with the flow rate affecting foam expansion and the temperature at the aneurysm wall.

published proceedings

  • J Biomed Opt

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Maitland, D. J., Small, W., Ortega, J. M., Buckley, P. R., Rodriguez, J., Hartman, J., & Wilson, T. S.

citation count

  • 90

complete list of authors

  • Maitland, Duncan J||Small, Ward||Ortega, Jason M||Buckley, Patrick R||Rodriguez, Jennifer||Hartman, Jonathan||Wilson, Thomas S

publication date

  • May 2007