Date of Graduation
5-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Biomedical Engineering
Advisor/Mentor
Jensen, Morten
Abstract
Strokes are one of the leading causes of death and long-term disability in the United States, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention more than 795,000 people experience a stroke every year. Around 87% of all strokes are ischemic strokes making it the most common form of stroke. While ischemic strokes are treatable, current devices and methods still result in high mortality rates and high risks of hemorrhaging after treatment. The aim of this study is to design and test a prototype of a novel device for the localized delivery of thrombolytics to treat ischemic strokes. The main body of the device was designed in SolidWorks and was printed using a 3D resin printer. Parts of this device were tested with clot analogs. Testing of the fully assembled prototype is still underway.
Keywords
ischemic stroke, cardiovascular device, catheter device, thrombolysis, nitinol
Citation
Yip, B. (2022). Localized Intra-Arterial Drug Delivery Device for Stroke Treatment. Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/bmeguht/130