Patent ID: 6848448

Claim:
A method for enhancing cerebral blood flow in a patient, comprising the steps of: measuring a baseline cerebral blood flow; inserting a first expandable member into at least one of a right femoral artery and/or a right iliac artery and expanding the first expandable member to at least partially obstruct the at least one right femoral artery and/or right iliac artery; inserting a second expandable member into at least one of a left femoral artery and/or a left iliac artery and expanding the second expandable member to at least partially obstruct the at least one left femoral artery and/or left iliac artery; measuring an enhanced cerebral blood flow after the at least partial obstruction of the right and left femoral artery and/or iliac artery; and comparing the enhanced cerebral blood flow to the baseline cerebral blood flow.