A New Vacuum Technology For The Removal Of Blood Clots

Forming of a blood clot can be dangerous and can cause stroke, heart attack and other serious medical conditions. However, a clot is sometimes a life saver in cases when you are bleeding. A blood forms a clot when bleeding occurs as a result of any incident, such as a cut or a burn. The formation of a clot is due to the interaction between the blood vessel walls and substances in blood.

The removal of unnecessary clots that can cause heart attack or stroke can now be removed without making a chest incision. The surgeons can instead use a new tool which is a vacuum to remove deadly clots that lodge in patients’ hearts. The Orlando Health Heart Institute is the first to offer this latest technology. The clot removal vacuum contains a small tube that is placed in the neck or in groin to reach the blood vessels that has the clot. The base of the tube has a cone shaped tip with a flexible balloon that vacates out the clot and gets trapped into the container. Once the clot is successfully removed from the blood stream, the blood is filtered and is then returned to the patient’s body.

According to Dr. Bott, who practices at the Heart Institute's Orlando Health Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery practice and serves as the chair, Thoracic Surgery at Orlando Regional Medical Center, "This technology allows us to aggressively and safely remove large clots without open heart surgery, which means there is no large incision, there is less pain, and a faster recovery for patients".

The symptoms differ depending on where the clot is formed. For instance, if the clot is formed in the lungs or the heart, it might cause chest pain and pain while breathing. A blood clot can be formed due to reasons like, blood disorders, infections, cancers and various other conditions.  

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