Patent ID: 8622992

Claim:
An assembly for cerebral perfusion therapy, including: an outer catheter configured for cerebral perfusion therapy and including a single lumen first elongate member having a proximal portion with a proximal end, a distal portion with a distally tapered distal end and an open distal tip, the tapered distal end configured to facilitate navigating the outer catheter into the cerebral circulation and traversing clots within vessels within the brain, an inner lumen extending along at least the distal portion, a plurality of apertures disposed along the distal portion and extending from an outer surface of the first elongate member to the first elongate member inner lumen; the outer catheter being further configured for perfusion of fluids including any one or more of blood, therapeutic agents, diagnostic agents, lytic solutions, and the like; through or in the vicinity of an obstructing cerebral thrombus; and An inner catheter configured for use in cerebral perfusion therapy and including a second elongate member having a proximal portion with a proximal end, a distal portion with a distal end and an open distal tip, a lumen extending along at least the distal portion, the inner catheter configured for slidable coaxial advancement within the inner lumen of the outer catheter and slidable disposal at any one or more locations, proximal, adjacent, or distal; to at least a portion of the apertures; the inner catheter further being configured for extending distally from the open distal tip of the outer catheter.