Accelerating Reperfusion with low frequency vessel deformation during myocardial infarction

Delay in restoration of vessel patency after coronary infarction is a major factor affecting the survival rate of heart attack patients and the amount of myocardial muscle death. To this end, we propose Arterial Deformation Accelerated Reperfusion (ADAR), a treatment method that can be initiated immediately after the onset of symptoms in the feld by a minimally trained individual. It consists in applying mechanical deformation to a major artery to induce pressure waves in the bloodstream at frequencies well above the pulse rate. We discuss the proposed method, introduce an example architecture of a device implementing it and present results from in-vitro studies aiming at validation of the proposed approach.