METHODS OF TREATING A THROMBUS IN A VEIN USING CYCLICAL ASPIRATION PATTERNS

[0001] The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/903,587, filed Feb. 23, 2018, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/085,083, filed Mar. 30, 2016 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,901,435, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/848,079, filed Sep. 8, 2015 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,314,324, which is a continuation of PCT Patent App. No. PCT/US2014/022843, filed Mar. 10, 2014, which claims priority benefit of and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/953,540, filed on Jul. 29, 2013 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,715,314. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/953,540, claims priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent App. No. 61/798,540, filed on Mar. 15, 2013; and PCT Patent App. No. PCT/US2014/022843 claims priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent App. No. 61/798,540, filed on Mar. 15, 2013. Any and all applications related to the aforementioned patent applications by way of priority thereto or therefrom are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0002] The present disclosure generally relates to devices, systems, methods for making, and methods for use in vascular procedures such as thrombectomy and/or flow diversion. Several embodiments relate to thrombectomy systems and methods for providing approaches for the treatment of stroke, peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, saphenous vein graft disease, clogged hemodialysis grafts, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, and deep venous thrombosis. Several embodiments relate to flow diversion and flow disruption systems and methods for providing approaches for the treatment of brain arterial aneurysms, aortic aneurysms, cardiac wall aneurysms, atrial septal defects and aneurysms including patent foramen ovale, ventricular septal defects and aneurysms, coronary arterial aneurysms, peripheral arterial aneurysms, renal arterial aneurysms, and vascular malformations including arterio-venous malformations and arterio-venous fistulae of the brain, spine, coronary and peripheral vasculature.

[0003] Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability in the United States and the second leading cause of death worldwide with over 4.4 million deaths in a year (1999). There are over 795,000 new strokes every year in the United States. Around 85% of all strokes are acute ischemic strokes caused from a blockage in a blood vessel or a blood clot occluding a blood vessel. In 1996, the FDA approved a thrombolytic drug to dissolve blood clots called recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (r-tpa). Despite practice guidelines from multiple national organizations stating that intravenous r-tpa is the standard of care for patients with acute ischemic stroke within 3 hours from symptom onset, only 3-4% of patients with acute ischemic stroke received this drug in the United States. Unlike intravenous r-tpa, catheter-based therapies for mechanical thrombectomy can be used for up to 8 hours or beyond from acute ischemic stroke symptom onset and could benefit more people. With advances in regional stroke networks, an increasing number of stroke patients are able to obtain access to intra-arterial thrombolysis and therapies.

[0004] Certain embodiments described herein disclose devices and methods for removing a thrombus or thrombi. These thrombi include, but are not limited to, blood clots (e.g., attached to the blood vessel) and emboli (e.g., floating blood clots), as well as other debris. Several embodiments provide devices comprising multiple bulbs. Vessels or other tissues in the body can become partially or fully clogged or blocked by a thrombus or thrombi. Although some clot retrievers or thrombectomy devices that employ a laser cut hypotube on a distal end of a wire are commercially available, some embodiments disclosed herein do not use laser cut struts and are gentle on the vessel wall, while effectively and efficiently capturing a thrombus in any location in the body. Some devices can be torsional rasped (e.g., wrung or twisted) to help capture thrombi. Certain embodiments described herein disclose devices and methods for treating aneurysms, vascular malformations, fistulas, and the like.

[0005] Several embodiments of the devices and methods described herein may be particularly beneficial by achieving one, some, or all of the following advantages:

• • [0006] adapted for, and gentle on, the fragile blood vessels in contrast to an expansile laser-cut stent-based mechanical thrombectomy device;
  • [0007] tapered to at least partially mimic the tapering of the human blood vessels, which can allow for the use of a single tapered device to remove blood clots extending across different tapering blood vessel diameters;
  • [0008] flexible during deployment and retrieval in tortuous human blood vessels, which can allow for longer usable lengths of the device;
  • [0009] comprises a usable length customizable to the length of a thrombus or clot burden without having to use multiple devices to remove the thrombus piecemeal;
  • [0010] a textile structure-based mechanical thrombectomy device that can allow for torsional rasping of the textile structure around a thrombus to entrap and retrieve the thrombus;
  • [0011] patterns of radiopaque filaments or wires that increase visibility under X-ray fluoroscopy;
  • [0012] allows for longitudinal crowding of filaments that varies pore sizes of certain sections during operation for selective filtering into bifurcated vessels;
  • [0013] patterns of radiopaque filaments or wires provide measurement estimates under X-ray fluoroscopy;
  • [0014] provides filtering of distal emboli or debris that may be released;
  • [0015] employs processes to couple a textile structure to a hypotube by bonding of different metals or alloys;
  • [0016] has a low overall profile in which the outer diameter of the mechanical thrombectomy device in the collapsed configuration is less than, e.g., about 0.0125 inches (approx. 0.317 mm);
  • [0017] has a low overall profile in which the mechanical thrombectomy device in the collapsed configuration can be deployed using a microcatheter that has an inner lumen diameter of less than, e.g., about 0.014 inch (approx. 0.355 mm);
  • [0018] varying slit patterns along the length of a hypotube, which can provide distal flexibility and proximal support;
  • [0019] varying shape set properties along the length of a hypotube, which can provide distal flexibility and proximal support;
  • [0020] a hypotube that can support the ability to perform torsional rasping of a thrombus;
  • [0021] a laser-cut hypotube with multiple transition points incorporated as the core braid for the wall of the microcatheter, which can allow for distal flexibility and proximal support for allowing the safe and effective deployment of the textile structure based mechanical thrombectomy device;
  • [0022] can be used without a separate embolic protection member (e.g., distal embolic protection member) to capture emboli;
  • [0023] can be used without reversal of blood flow, or otherwise impeding blood flow, to protect against release of distal emboli; and/or
  • [0024] can be used without a balloon or other inflation device.

[0025] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a first portion, a second portion including a tubular member, and a bonding zone coupling the first portion and the second portion. The first portion comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure expandable from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. The textile structure comprises, in the expanded configuration, five to twenty self-expanding bulbs and a plurality of necks. Pairs of the five to twenty self-expanding bulbs are spaced along a longitudinal axis of the textile structure by a neck of the plurality of necks. The plurality of wires comprises shape-memory wires.

[0026] The five to twenty self-expanding bulbs may comprise a first bulb, a second bulb distal to the first bulb, a third bulb distal to the second bulb, a fourth bulb distal to the third bulb, a fifth bulb distal to the fourth bulb, a sixth bulb distal to the fifth bulb, a seventh bulb distal to the sixth bulb, an eighth bulb distal to the seventh bulb, a ninth bulb distal to the eighth bulb, and a tenth bulb distal to the ninth bulb. The first bulb and the second bulb may have a first diameter. The third bulb and the fourth bulb may have a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, and the seventh bulb may have a third diameter smaller than the second diameter. The eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb may have a fourth diameter smaller than the third diameter. One, some, or all of the first bulb, the second bulb, the third bulb, the fourth bulb, the fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, the seventh bulb, the eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb may have a spherical shape. One, some, or all of the first bulb, the second bulb, the third bulb, the fourth bulb, the fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, the seventh bulb, the eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb may have an oblong shape. The second portion may comprise a hypotube having a longitudinal axis. The hypotube may comprise a first pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows and a second pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows. Some or each of the rows of the first pattern include two kerfs and two stems. The two stems in some or each of the rows of the first pattern may be circumferentially opposite. The stems of the first pattern may be offset in a first circumferential direction. Some or each of the rows of the second pattern may include two kerfs and two stems. The two stems in some or each of the rows of the second pattern may be circumferentially opposite. The rows of the second pattern may be singly alternatingly interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. The stems of the second pattern may be offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction. The longitudinally-spaced rows of the first pattern may be at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The longitudinally-spaced rows of the second pattern may be at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The two kerfs in some or each of the rows of the first pattern may have rounded edges. The two kerfs in some or each of the rows of the second pattern may rounded edges. The hypotube may comprise a first section having a first pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of the first pattern and the longitudinally-spaced rows of the second pattern, a second section having a second pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of the first pattern and the longitudinally-spaced rows of the second pattern, the second section proximal to the first section, the second pitch greater than the first pitch, a third section having a third pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of the first pattern and the longitudinally-spaced rows of the second pattern, the third section proximal to the second section, the third pitch greater than the second pitch, and a fourth section having a fourth pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of the first pattern and the longitudinally-spaced rows of the second pattern, the fourth section proximal to the third section, the fourth pitch greater than the third pitch. At least two of the five to twenty self-expanding bulbs may have different outer diameters in the radially expanded configuration. At least two of the five to twenty self-expanding bulbs may have different shapes in the radially expanded configuration. At least one of the five to twenty self-expanding bulbs may have a spherical shape in the radially expanded configuration. At least one of the five to twenty self-expanding bulbs may have an oblong shape in the radially expanded configuration. The first portion may be hollow (e.g., completely hollow). The first portion may comprise a free (e.g., not coupled to anything) distal end. A diameter of the first portion in the collapsed configuration may be between 0.25 mm and 0.5 mm. The textile structure may be tapered or stepped from a proximal end to a distal end. The bonding zone may include a proximal end of the first portion within a distal end of the second portion. The bonding zone may comprise a ring or cylinder around the plurality of wires. The plurality of wires may be welded to the ring or cylinder. The bonding zone may include a distal end of the second portion within a proximal end of the first portion. The bonding zone may comprise heat-shrink tubing around the proximal end of the first portion. The bonding zone may include a distal end of the second portion within a distal end of the first portion. The first portion may comprise a free (e.g., not coupled to anything) proximal end. The bonding zone may comprise silver-based lead-free solder. The plurality of wires may comprise radiopaque wires. The radiopaque wires may be spaced or clustered to increase visibility under x-ray. At least two of the radiopaque wires may form at least two longitudinally offset sine waves visibly distinct from the shape memory wires under x-ray. The at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may facilitate length measurement in the vessel. Crossings of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may be spaced at regular intervals. At least one of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise a plurality of circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure. A first neck of the plurality of necks may have a different parameter than a second neck of the plurality of necks. The different neck parameter may include at least one of length, diameter, and shape. The first portion may comprise a distal end comprising a distal end of each of the plurality of wires trimmed along a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the textile structure. The distal end of each of the plurality of wires may be trimmed at an angle of 90° to the longitudinal axis of the textile structure. The distal end of the first portion may comprise a polymer coating at least the distal end of each of the plurality of wires. The polymer may comprise radiopaque particles. The distal end of the first portion may comprise a lumen maintained by absence of the polymer. The five to twenty bulbs may be phase shifted relative to the longitudinal axis of the textile structure. The textile structure may comprise a first shape at a first temperature, a second shape at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and a third shape comprising stress-induced martensite. The first shape may comprise a spiral. The second shape may comprise the expanded configuration. The third shape may be different than the first shape and the second shape. The textile structure may be configured to self-expand from the third shape to the second shape upon deployment from a sheath. The textile structure may be configured to transform from the second shape to the first shape upon exposure to the first temperature or lower. The first temperature may be less than 25° C. The second temperature may be between 25° C. and 37° C. The tubular member may comprise a wire and a hypotube. The hypotube may comprise lumen. The hypotube may be distal to the wire. A portion of the wire may be coupled inside the lumen of the hypotube. The tubular member may comprise a plurality of different austenitic finish temperatures along a longitudinal axis of the tubular member. The tubular member may comprise a plurality of different shape sets along a longitudinal axis of the tubular member. The tubular member may comprise a plurality of different materials along a longitudinal axis of the tubular member. The first portion may comprise pores between the plurality of wires. The second portion may comprise a wire and a tubular element. The wire may comprise shape-memory material. The wire may have a distal end comprising a first shape at a first temperature and a second shape at a second temperature different than the first temperature. The second shape may be a straightened form of the first shape. The bonding zone may reversibly couple the first portion and the second portion. The bonding zone may comprise the plurality of wires and the pores of the first portion being engaged with the wire in the first shape and with the tubular element. The wire may comprise a coiling portion proximal to the distal end. The coiling portion may comprise a coil at the first temperature and a straightened form of the coil at the second temperature. The bonding zone may comprise solder between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The bonding zone may have a tensile strength less than 18,600 kPa. A proximal part of the first portion may have a first shape at a first temperature and a second shape at a second temperature different than the first temperature. The second shape may be a straightened form of the first shape. The tubular member may comprise a distal end comprising a socket. The bonding zone may reversibly couple the first portion and the second portion. The bonding zone may comprise the proximal part of the first portion mechanically forced into the socket. The socket may include at least one of a slit, a recess, and a radially outward dimple. The bonding zone may comprise the first portion radially outward of the tubular member. The bonding zone may comprise the tubular member radially outward of the first portion. The first portion may comprise pores between the plurality of wires creating a plurality of grooves. The second portion may comprise a distal end comprising a plurality of ridges. The bonding zone may reversibly couple the first portion and the second portion. The bonding zone may comprise the plurality of ridges mechanically forced into the plurality of grooves. The ridges may comprise threads at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the distal end of the second portion. The ridges may be perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the distal end of the second portion. The five to twenty self-expanding bulbs may comprise a first bulb, a second bulb distal to the first bulb, a third bulb distal to the second bulb, a fourth bulb distal to the third bulb, a fifth bulb distal to the fourth bulb, and a sixth bulb distal to the fifth bulb. The first bulb and the second bulb may have a first diameter. The third bulb and the fourth bulb may have a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The fifth bulb and the sixth bulb may have a third diameter smaller than the second diameter. The bonding zone may include a distal end of the second portion within at least part of the first portion. A method of treating a thrombus in a vessel may comprise providing the device, expanding from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration at least some of the five to twenty self-expanding bulbs, and entrapping the thrombus in the at least some of the five to twenty self-expanding bulbs. Entrapping the thrombus may include torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device (e.g., enveloping the thrombus by torsionally rasping).

[0027] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus comprises expanding from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration at least some bulbs out of five to twenty bulbs of a textile structure of a first portion of a thrombectomy device. A plurality of wires are woven to form the textile structure. The plurality of wires comprises shape-memory wires. The textile structure comprises a plurality of necks. Pairs of the five to twenty bulbs are spaced along a longitudinal axis of the textile structure by a neck of the plurality of necks. The thrombectomy device further comprises a second portion including a tubular member and a bonding zone coupling the first portion and the second portion. The method further comprises entrapping the thrombus in the at least some bulbs in the expanded configuration and retracting the thrombectomy device from the vessel.

[0028] Expanding the at least some bulbs to the expanded configuration may comprise retracting a microcatheter surrounding the five to twenty bulbs in the collapsed configuration. Retracting the microcatheter may be at least until a distal end of the microcatheter is proximal to the thrombus. Retracting the thrombectomy device from the vessel may comprise retracting the microcatheter at a similar rate. The second portion may include a hypotube including a plurality of longitudinally spaced kerfs. The plurality of longitudinally spaced kerfs may include a plurality of interspersed cut patterns. A pitch of the plurality of longitudinally spaced kerfs may vary longitudinally along the hypotube. At least some of the plurality of longitudinally spaced kerfs may include rounded edges. Retracting the thrombectomy device from the vessel may comprise applying negative suction to the vessel. Expanding the at least some bulbs from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration may comprise expanding the vessel by 0% to 30%. Entrapping the thrombus may include torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device (e.g., enveloping the thrombus by torsionally rasping). Torsionally rasping may effect at least one of removing portions of the thrombus attached to an endothelium wall of the vessel, entrapping the thrombus in the distal portion of the thrombectomy device (e.g., enveloping the thrombus), and collecting emboli in the distal portion of the thrombectomy device. Torsionally rasping may comprise rotating the second portion of the thrombectomy device. During torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device, a ratio of rotation of the first portion of the thrombectomy device to rotation of the second portion of the thrombectomy device may be not 1:1 (e.g., greater than 1:1 or less than 1:1). Torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device may comprise rotating the second portion of the thrombectomy device at least 360 degrees, which may result in a rotation of the first portion of the thrombectomy device of less than 360 degrees. The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain or a blood vessel in a leg. The method may further comprise measuring a length of the thrombus in the vessel, measuring a length of the thrombus out of the vessel, and comparing the length of the thrombus in the vessel to the length of the thrombus out of the vessel. Retracting the thrombectomy device from the vessel may comprise removing the thrombus from the vessel in substantially one piece. The method may further comprise, if the length of the thrombus out of the vessel is less than the length of the thrombus in the vessel, removing remaining thrombus from the vessel. Measuring the length of the thrombus out of the vessel may comprise placing the thrombus proximate to a ruler on a package of the thrombectomy device. The method may further comprise measuring a length of the thrombus in the vessel. Expanding the at least some bulbs may include retracting a sheath surrounding the five to twenty bulbs in the collapsed configuration by a customizable retraction length. The customizable retraction length may be based at least partially on the measured length of the thrombus in the vessel. The customizable retraction length may be greater than a length of the at least some bulbs after expanding. The plurality of wires may comprise radiopaque wires. At least two of the radiopaque wires may be configured to form crossing points visible under x-ray. The crossing points may be configured to provide approximate length measurement. The textile structure may comprise a second shape upon exposure to a temperature or lower than the temperature. The second shape may comprise a spiral. The temperature may be 25° C. The temperature may be 18° C. The textile structure may comprise a third shape upon exposure to a second temperature or higher than the second temperature. The second temperature may be 37° C.

[0029] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel with self-expanding bulbs comprises advancing a guidewire in the vessel proximal to the thrombus, advancing a guide catheter in the vessel and over the guidewire, after advancing the guide catheter, removing the guidewire from the vessel, and advancing a microwire in the vessel and through the guide catheter. Advancing the microwire includes crossing the thrombus (e.g., crossing the distal-most portion of the thrombus by 0.5 mm to 5 mm). The method further comprises advancing a microcatheter in the vessel and over the microwire. Advancing the microcatheter includes crossing the thrombus with a distal end of the microcatheter. The method further comprises, after advancing the microcatheter, removing the microwire from the vessel, and, after removing the microwire, inserting a thrombectomy device from an introducer sheath into the microcatheter. The thrombectomy device includes an elongate support structure and a delivery system coupled to the elongate support structure. The elongate support structure includes a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric. The elongate support structure may comprise or consist essentially of at least three (e.g., at least four, at least six, at least ten, five to twenty, four to ten, etc.) self-expanding bulbs, a plurality of necks (e.g., longitudinally between and radially inward of the self-expanding bulbs), and a distal neck (e.g., radially inward of a distal-most bulb of the self-expanding bulbs). The delivery system includes a hypotube including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced kerfs including a plurality of interspersed cut patterns. A pitch of the plurality of longitudinally-spaced kerfs varies longitudinally along the hypotube. Each of the plurality of longitudinally-spaced kerfs includes rounded edges. The method further comprises, after inserting the thrombectomy device from the introducer sheath into the microcatheter, advancing the thrombectomy device in the vessel and through the microcatheter proximate to the distal end of the microcatheter. Advancing the thrombectomy device includes crossing the thrombus (e.g., with the distal-most bulb of the self-expanding bulbs). The method further comprises, after advancing the thrombectomy device, maintaining a location of the delivery system of the thrombectomy device while retracting the microcatheter. Upon being unsheathed from the microcatheter, at least some of the self-expanding bulbs of the elongate support structure of the thrombectomy device self-expand from a radially compressed state to a radially expanded state. The microcatheter, in several embodiments, is retracted at least until the distal end of the microcatheter is proximal to the thrombus. The method further comprises retracting the microcatheter and the delivery system of the thrombectomy device into the guide catheter. During retraction of the microcatheter and the delivery system of the thrombectomy device, the some of the self-expanding bulbs remain in the radially expanded state, while others of the self-expanding bulbs of the elongate support structure of the thrombectomy device in the radially compressed state remain in the radially compressed state. In some embodiments, all the bulbs are partially or fully expanded during retraction. In other embodiments, all the bulbs are partially or fully compressed during retraction.

[0030] The method may further comprise, before retracting the microcatheter and the delivery system of the thrombectomy device into the guide catheter, torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device to, for example, remove portions of the thrombus attached to an endothelium wall, entrap the thrombus in the radially expanded elongate support structure of the thrombectomy device, and/or collect emboli in the radially expanded elongate support structure. Retracting the microcatheter and the delivery system may be performed at a similar rate and while optionally applying negative pressure to the vessel. The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body. The method may further comprise torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device including entrapping the thrombus in the portion of the elongate support structure. The elongate support structure may comprise at least two of the, e.g., five to twenty bulbs, having different outer diameters in the radially expanded state. The elongate support structure may be tapered. The thrombectomy device in the radially compressed state may have a thickness less than 0.0125 inches. Torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device may include removing portions of the thrombus attached to an endothelium wall. Torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device may include collecting one or more emboli released from the thrombus in the portion of the elongate support structure. Expanding the portion of the elongate support structure from the radially compressed state to the radially expanded state may comprise expanding the vessel by 0% to 30%. During torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device, a ratio of rotation of the delivery system of the thrombectomy device to rotation of the elongate support structure may be between 1:0.5 and 1:0.25. During torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device, a ratio of rotation of the delivery system of the thrombectomy device to rotation of the elongate support structure may be not 1:1.

[0031] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel with self-expanding bulbs comprises advancing a thrombectomy device through a microcatheter in the vessel and across the thrombus. The thrombectomy device includes an elongate support structure including more than two (e.g., five to twenty, four to ten) self-expanding bulbs and a delivery system coupled to the elongate support structure. The delivery system includes a hypotube including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced kerfs. The method further comprises retracting the microcatheter and expanding at least a portion of the elongate support structure of the thrombectomy device from a radially compressed state to a radially expanded state, torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device including entrapping the thrombus in the portion of the elongate support structure, and retracting the microcatheter and the delivery system of the thrombectomy device into a guide catheter in the vessel. Although the bulbs are self-expanding in several embodiments, bulbs that expand upon exertion of force (e.g., mechanical force) can be substituted in various embodiments described herein.

[0032] The elongate support structure may comprise at least two of the more than two bulbs having different outer diameters in the radially expanded state. The elongate support structure may be tapered. The plurality of longitudinally spaced kerfs of the hypotube may include a plurality of interspersed cut patterns. A pitch of the plurality of longitudinally spaced kerfs of the hypotube may vary longitudinally along the hypotube. The thrombectomy device in the radially compressed state may have a thickness less than 0.0125 inches. Torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device may include removing portions of the thrombus attached to an endothelium wall. Torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device may include collecting one or more emboli released from the thrombus in the portion of the elongate support structure. Expanding the portion of the elongate support structure from the radially compressed state to the radially expanded state may comprise expanding the vessel by 0% to 30%. During torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device, a ratio of rotation of the delivery system of the thrombectomy device to rotation of the elongate support structure of the thrombectomy device may be between 1:0.5 and 1:0.25. During torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device, a ratio of rotation of the delivery system of the thrombectomy device to rotation of the elongate support structure of the thrombectomy device may be not 1:1. Torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device may comprise rotating the delivery system of the thrombectomy device at least 360 degrees, resulting in a rotation of the elongate support structure of the thrombectomy device of less than 360 degrees. The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body.

[0033] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel with self-expanding bulbs comprises advancing a thrombectomy device through a microcatheter in the vessel. The thrombectomy device includes a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a hypotube coupled to the self-expanding bulbs. The method further comprises retracting the microcatheter to expand from a radially compressed state to a radially expanded state at least some of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs, entrapping the thrombus in at least some of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs in the radially expanded state, and retracting the microcatheter and the thrombectomy device.

[0034] The hypotube may include a plurality of longitudinally-spaced kerfs. The method may further comprise torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device. Torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device may include entrapping the thrombus in the at least some of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs in the radially expanded state. The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body.

[0035] In some embodiments, a thrombectomy device comprises, or consists essentially of, an elongate support structure, a delivery system, and a bonding zone where the delivery system is coupled to the elongate support structure. The elongate support structure includes a plurality of shape-memory and radiopaque wires woven to form a textile fabric having a collapsed state and an expanded state. The elongate support structure includes, or consists essentially of, a plurality of self-expanding generally spherical bulbs in the expanded state, necks longitudinally between and radially inward of the self-expanding bulbs, and a distal neck distal to and radially inward of a distal-most bulb of the self-expanding bulbs. In one embodiment, the plurality of bulbs consists essentially of five to fifteen bulbs that have rounded or curved portions. In several embodiments, the plurality of self-expanding generally spherical bulbs includes a first bulb, a second bulb distal to the first bulb, a third bulb distal to the second bulb, a fourth bulb distal to the third bulb, a fifth bulb distal to the fourth bulb, a sixth bulb distal to the fifth bulb, a seventh bulb distal to the sixth bulb, an eighth bulb distal to the seventh bulb, a ninth bulb distal to the eighth bulb, and a tenth bulb distal to the ninth bulb. The first bulb and the second bulb have a first diameter. The third bulb and the fourth bulb have a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, and the seventh bulb have a third diameter smaller than the second diameter. The eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb have a fourth diameter smaller than the third diameter. The distal neck includes a coated distal end in several embodiments. The delivery system may include a hypotube including two longitudinally interspersed and circumferentially staggered cut patterns. The cut patterns may each include a plurality of rows each including two longitudinally-spaced kerfs angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the hypotube and including rounded edges. A longitudinally-spacing of the kerfs may vary along the hypotube. The bonding zone includes a radiopaque marker band in some embodiments.

[0036] An outer diameter of the elongate support structure in the collapsed state may be less than 0.0125 inches. An outer diameter of the elongate support structure in the collapsed state may be in a range of 0.1-0.9 mm (e.g., 0.25 mm to 0.5 mm). The first diameter may be 4.5 mm. The second diameter may be 4 mm. The third diameter may be 3.5 mm. The fourth diameter may be 3 mm. The elongate support structure may be completely hollow.

[0037] In some embodiments, a thrombectomy device comprises an elongate support structure and a delivery system. The elongate support structure includes a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric having a collapsed state and an expanded state. The elongate support structure includes a plurality of longitudinally-spaced self-expanding bulbs in the expanded state. The delivery system includes a hypotube including a plurality of longitudinally interspersed cut patterns each including a plurality of rows of longitudinally-spaced kerfs.

[0038] The plurality of bulbs may comprise or consist essentially of ten or more bulbs. At least two of the plurality of bulbs may have different outer diameters in the expanded state. At least two of the plurality of bulbs may have different shapes in the expanded state. At least one of the plurality of bulbs may have a spherical shape in the expanded state. At least one of the plurality of bulbs may have a oblong shape in the expanded state. Longitudinal spacing between the plurality of bulbs may be constant. The plurality of wires may include shape memory and radiopaque wires. The radiopaque wires may be clustered to enhance visibility under x-ray. An outer diameter of the elongate support structure in the collapsed state may be less than 0.0125 inches. Each of the rows may be angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The kerfs may include rounded edges. Although ten or more bulbs (e.g., 15, 20, 25, 30, or more bulbs) are provided in some embodiments, fewer than ten bulbs are provided in other embodiments (for example, for shorter targeted segments). The elongate support structure may be completely hollow.

[0039] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises or consists essentially of an elongate support structure including a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure including a plurality of bulbs in a radially expanded state, a delivery system including a hypotube including at least two interspersed patterns of longitudinally-spaced rows of kerfs, and a bonding zone where the delivery system may be coupled to the elongate support structure. The bonding zone includes a radiopaque marker band in some embodiments.

[0040] The bonding zone may include a proximal end of the elongate support structure within a distal end of the delivery system. The bonding zone may include a proximal end of the elongate support structure over a distal end of the delivery system. The bonding zone may include a distal end of the elongate support structure over a distal end of the delivery system. The elongate support structure may be completely hollow.

[0041] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel with self-expanding bulbs comprises advancing a microwire in the vessel and through a guide catheter. Advancing the microwire includes crossing the thrombus with a distal end of the microwire. The method further comprises advancing a microcatheter in the vessel and over the microwire. Advancing the microcatheter includes crossing the thrombus with a distal end of the microcatheter. The method further comprises, after advancing the microcatheter, removing the microwire from the vessel, and, after removing the microwire, inserting a thrombectomy device in a radially compressed state into the microcatheter. The thrombectomy device includes a distal portion and a proximal portion bonded to the distal portion. The distal portion includes a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric. The distal portion comprises at least three (e.g., at least four, at least six, at least ten, five to twenty, four to ten, etc.) self-expanding bulbs and necks between and radially inward of the self-expanding bulbs. The proximal portion includes a hypotube including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced kerfs including a plurality of interspersed cut patterns. A pitch of the plurality of longitudinally-spaced kerfs varies longitudinally along the hypotube. The method further comprises, after inserting the thrombectomy device into the microcatheter, advancing the thrombectomy device in the vessel and through the microcatheter proximate to the distal end of the microcatheter. Advancing the thrombectomy device includes crossing the thrombus with the distal-most bulb of the self-expanding bulbs. The method further comprises, after advancing the thrombectomy device, maintaining a location of the proximal portion of the thrombectomy device while proximally retracting the microcatheter. Upon being unsheathed from the microcatheter, at least some of the self-expanding bulbs of the elongate support structure of the thrombectomy device self-expand from a radially compressed state to a radially expanded state. Retracting the microcatheter is at least until the distal end of the microcatheter is proximal to the thrombus. The method further comprises, after retracting the microcatheter, torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device including removing portions of the thrombus attached to an endothelium wall, entrapping the thrombus in the radially expanded distal portion of the thrombectomy device, and collecting emboli in the radially expanded distal portion of the thrombectomy device. The method further comprises, after torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device, retracting at a similar rate the microcatheter and the proximal portion of the thrombectomy device. The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body.

[0042] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel with self-expanding bulbs comprises expanding from a radially compressed state to a radially expanded state a plurality of self-expanding bulbs of a distal portion of a thrombectomy device, entrapping the thrombus in at least some of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs in the radially expanded state, and retracting the thrombectomy device from the vessel. Retracting a microcatheter surrounding the plurality of self-expanding bulbs in the radially compressed state may cause expansion of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs to the radially expanded state.

[0043] The distal portion of the thrombectomy device comprises at least two of the plurality of bulbs may have different outer diameters in the radially expanded state. The distal portion of the thrombectomy device may be tapered. The distal portion of the thrombectomy device may comprise at least two of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs having different shapes in the radially expanded state. The distal portion of the thrombectomy device may comprise at least two of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs separated by a neck. The thrombectomy device may comprise a proximal portion coupled to the distal portion. The proximal portion may include a hypotube including a plurality of longitudinally spaced kerfs. The plurality of longitudinally spaced kerfs may include a plurality of interspersed cut patterns. A pitch of the plurality of longitudinally spaced kerfs may vary longitudinally along the hypotube. At least some of the plurality of longitudinally spaced kerfs may include rounded edges. Expanding the plurality of self-expanding bulbs may include proximally retracting a microcatheter surrounding the plurality of self-expanding bulbs in the radially compressed state. The distal portion may comprise five to twenty, four to ten, or other plural numbers of self-expanding bulbs. Retracting the microcatheter may be at least until a distal end of the microcatheter is proximal to the thrombus. Retracting the thrombectomy device from the vessel comprises retracting the microcatheter may be at a similar rate. Entrapping the thrombus may include torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device (e.g., enveloping the thrombus by torsionally rasping). The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body.

[0044] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel with self-expanding bulbs comprises torsionally rasping a distal portion of a thrombectomy device. The distal portion includes a plurality of self-expanding bulbs. Torsionally rasping may effect at least one of: removing portions of the thrombus attached to an endothelium wall of the vessel, entrapping the thrombus in the distal portion of the thrombectomy device (e.g., enveloping the thrombus), and collecting emboli in the distal portion of the thrombectomy device. The method may further comprise expanding from a radially compressed state to a radially expanded state the plurality of self-expanding bulbs of the distal portion of the thrombectomy device. Retracting a microcatheter surrounding the plurality of self-expanding bulbs in the radially compressed state may cause expansion of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs to the radially expanded state.

[0045] Torsionally rasping the distal portion of the thrombectomy device may comprise rotating a proximal portion of the thrombectomy device coupled to the distal portion of the thrombectomy device. The proximal portion may include a hypotube including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced kerfs. The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body.

[0046] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a distal portion and a proximal portion coupled to a proximal end of the distal portion. The distal portion includes a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The plurality of wires includes radiopaque wires and shape-memory wires. The distal portion includes at least ten self-expanding bulbs, at least nine necks longitudinally between the ten self-expanding bulbs and radially inward of the ten self-expanding bulbs, and a distal neck distal to the distal-most of the at least ten self-expanding bulbs. The proximal portion includes a hypotube having a longitudinal axis. The proximal portion comprises a first pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems and a second pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems. The rows of the first pattern are at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The two kerfs in each of the rows of the first pattern have rounded edges. The two stems in each of the rows of the first pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The stems of the first pattern are offset in a first circumferential direction. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of the first pattern varies longitudinally along the hypotube. The rows of the second pattern is at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The two kerfs in each of the rows of the second pattern have rounded edges. The two stems in each of the rows of the second pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The rows of the second pattern are singly alternatingly interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. The stems of the second pattern offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced kerfs of the second pattern varies longitudinally along the hypotube. The distal portion may be completely hollow.

[0047] The at least ten self-expanding bulbs may comprise a first bulb, a second bulb distal to the first bulb, a third bulb distal to the second bulb, a fourth bulb distal to the third bulb, a fifth bulb distal to the fourth bulb, a sixth bulb distal to the fifth bulb, a seventh bulb distal to the sixth bulb, an eighth bulb distal to the seventh bulb, a ninth bulb distal to the eighth bulb, and a tenth bulb distal to the ninth bulb. The first bulb and the second bulb may have a first diameter. The third bulb and the fourth bulb may have a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, and the seventh bulb may have a third diameter smaller than the second diameter. The eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb may have a fourth diameter smaller than the third diameter. The second bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The third bulb may have a generally oblong shape. The fourth bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The fifth bulb may have a generally oblong shape. The sixth bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The seventh bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The eighth bulb may have a generally oblong shape. The ninth bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The tenth bulb may have a generally spherical shape.

[0048] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a first portion and a second portion bonded to the first portion. The first portion includes a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The plurality of wires includes radiopaque wires and shape-memory wires, the textile structure includes a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of necks in a radially expanded state. The plurality of bulbs are spaced by the plurality of necks. The second portion includes a hypotube having a longitudinal axis. The hypotube includes at least two interspersed patterns of longitudinally-spaced rows of kerfs. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of kerfs varies along the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The first portion may be completely hollow.

[0049] The plurality of bulbs may include ten or more bulbs. Fewer bulbs are included in some embodiments. At least two of the plurality of bulbs may have different outer diameters in the radially expanded state. At least two of the plurality of bulbs may have different shapes in the radially expanded state. At least one of the plurality of bulbs may have a spherical shape in the radially expanded state. At least one of the plurality of bulbs may have an oblong shape in the radially expanded state. The radiopaque wires are spaced or clustered to increase visibility under x-ray. Each of the rows may be angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. Each of the rows may include two kerfs and two stems. The stems in each of the rows may be circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The at least two interspersed patterns may include a first pattern including the stems circumferentially offset in a first direction and a second pattern including the stems circumferentially offset in a second direction opposite the first direction.

[0050] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a first portion including a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure including a plurality of bulbs in a radially expanded state, a second portion including a hypotube including at least two interspersed patterns of longitudinally-spaced rows of kerfs, and a joint coupling the first portion and the second portion. The first portion may be completely hollow. The textile structure may include a plurality of necks, the plurality of bulbs spaced by the plurality of necks.

[0051] The joint may include lead-free solder. The joint may include a proximal end of the first portion within a distal end of the second portion. The joint may include a proximal end of the first portion over a distal end of the second portion. The joint may include a distal end of the first portion over a distal end of the second portion.

[0052] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric. The textile fabric includes ten self-expanding bulbs, nine necks longitudinally between the ten self-expanding bulbs, and a distal neck distal to the distal-most of the ten self-expanding bulbs. The plurality of wires includes a plurality of radiopaque wires and a plurality of shape-memory wires. The textile fabric may be completely hollow.

[0053] The ten self-expanding bulbs may comprise a first bulb, a second bulb distal to the first bulb, a third bulb distal to the second bulb, a fourth bulb distal to the third bulb, a fifth bulb distal to the fourth bulb, a sixth bulb distal to the fifth bulb, a seventh bulb distal to the sixth bulb, an eighth bulb distal to the seventh bulb, a ninth bulb distal to the eighth bulb, and a tenth bulb distal to the ninth bulb. The first bulb and the second bulb may have a first diameter. The third bulb and the fourth bulb may have a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, and the seventh bulb may have a third diameter smaller than the second diameter. The eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb may have a fourth diameter smaller than the third diameter. The first bulb may have a generally oblong shape. The second bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The third bulb may have a generally oblong shape. The fourth bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The fifth bulb may have a generally oblong shape. The sixth bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The seventh bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The eighth bulb may have a generally oblong shape. The ninth bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The tenth bulb may have a generally spherical shape. The first bulb and the second bulb may have a first diameter. The third bulb and the fourth bulb may have a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, and the seventh bulb may have a third diameter smaller than the second diameter. The eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb may have a fourth diameter smaller than the third diameter.

[0054] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric including a plurality of bulbs spaced by a plurality of necks in a radially expanded state. The plurality of wires includes shape-memory wires and clustered radiopaque wires. The textile fabric may be completely hollow. The textile structure may include a plurality of necks, the plurality of bulbs spaced by the plurality of necks.

[0055] The radiopaque wires may include platinum tungsten. The shape memory wires may include nickel titanium. The plurality of bulbs may include ten bulbs. At least two of the plurality of bulbs may have different outer diameters in the radially expanded state. A diameter of the device in a collapsed state may be no more than 0.0125 inches (approx. 0.317 mm). At least two of the plurality of bulbs may have different shapes in the radially expanded state. At least one of the plurality of bulbs may have a spherical shape in the radially expanded state. At least one of the plurality of bulbs may have an oblong shape in the radially expanded state.

[0056] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric including a radially collapsed state having a diameter between 0.1 mm and 0.9 mm (e.g., between 0.25 mm and 0.5 mm) and a radially expanded state having a diameter between 1 mm and 30 mm (e.g., between 1 mm and 6.5 mm, between 3 mm and 4.5 mm). In some embodiments, the radially contracted state is 10 to 30 times smaller in at least one dimension than the radially expanded state. The textile fabric includes a plurality of bulbs in the radially expanded state. The textile fabric may be completely hollow. The textile structure may include a plurality of necks, the plurality of bulbs spaced by the plurality of necks.

[0057] The plurality of bulbs may include ten bulbs. At least two of the plurality of bulbs may have different outer diameters in the radially expanded state. At least two of the plurality of bulbs may have different shapes in the radially expanded state. At least one of the plurality of bulbs may have a spherical shape in the radially expanded state. At least one of the plurality of bulbs may have an oblong shape in the radially expanded state. The plurality of bulbs may be spaced by necks.

[0058] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a hypotube having a longitudinal axis. The hypotube includes a first pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems and a second pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems. The rows of the first pattern are at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The two kerfs in each of the rows of the first pattern have rounded edges. The two stems in each of the rows of the first pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The stems of the first pattern are offset in a first circumferential direction. The rows of the second pattern are at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The two kerfs in each of the rows of the second pattern have rounded edges. The two stems in each of the rows of the second pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The rows of the second pattern are singly alternatingly interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. The stems of the second pattern are offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced kerfs of first pattern and the second pattern varies longitudinally along the hypotube.

[0059] The hypotube may include a first section, a second section, a third section, a fourth section, a fifth section, and a sixth section. The first section may have a pitch of 0.005 inches (approx. 0.13 mm). The second section may have a pitch of 0.01 inches (approx. 0.25 mm). The third section may have a pitch of 0.02 inches (approx. 0.51 mm). The fourth section may have a pitch of 0.04 inches (approx. 1 mm). The fifth section may have a pitch of 0.08 inches (approx. 2 mm). The sixth section may have a pitch of 0.016 inches (approx. 4 mm). The first section may be a distal-most section of the hypotube. The first section may be 20% of the hypotube. The second section may be proximal to the first section. The second section may be 15% of the hypotube. The third section may be proximal to the second section. The third section may be 15% of the hypotube. The fourth section may be proximal to the third section. The fourth section may be 15% of the hypotube. The fifth section may be proximal to the fourth section. The fifth section may be 15% of the hypotube. The sixth section may be proximal to the fifth section. The sixth section may be 20% of the hypotube. The first pattern and the second pattern may be laser-cut.

[0060] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a hypotube having a longitudinal axis. The hypotube includes a first pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems and a second pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems. The two stems in each of the rows of the first pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The stems of the first pattern are offset in a first circumferential direction. The two stems in each of the rows of the second pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The rows of the second pattern are interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. The stems of the second pattern are offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction.

[0061] The first pattern may be singly alternatingly dispersed with the second pattern. Each of the rows may be angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The kerfs in each of the rows of the first pattern and the second pattern may have rounded edges. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of the first pattern and the second pattern may vary longitudinally along the hypotube. The hypotube may include a first section, a second section, a third section, a fourth section, a fifth section, and a sixth section. The first section may have a pitch of 0.005 inches (approx. 0.13 mm). The second section may have a pitch of 0.01 inches (approx. 0.25 mm). The third section may have a pitch of 0.02 inches (approx. 0.51 mm). The fourth section may have a pitch of 0.04 inches (approx. 1 mm). The fifth section may have a pitch of 0.08 inches (approx. 2 mm). The sixth section may have a pitch of 0.16 inches (approx. 4 mm). The first section may be a distal-most section of the hypotube. The first section may be 20% of the hypotube. The second section may be proximal to the first section. The second section may be 15% of the hypotube. The third section may be proximal to the second section. The third section may be 15% of the hypotube. The fourth section may be proximal to the third section. The fourth section may be 15% of the hypotube. The fifth section may be proximal to the fourth section. The fifth section may be 15% of the hypotube. The sixth section may be proximal to the fifth section. The sixth section may be 20% of the hypotube. The first pattern and the second pattern may be laser-cut.

[0062] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a hypotube including a first pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems and a second pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems. The stems of the first pattern are offset in a first circumferential direction. The rows of the second pattern are interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. The stems of the second pattern are offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction.

[0063] The two stems in each of the rows of the first pattern may be circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The two stems in each of the rows of the second pattern may be circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The hypotube may have a longitudinal axis. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of kerfs may vary along the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The first pattern may be singly alternatingly dispersed with the second pattern. Each of the rows may be angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The kerfs in each of the rows of the first pattern and the second pattern may have rounded edges. The first pattern and the second pattern may be laser-cut. The hypotube may comprise stainless steel or nitinol.

[0064] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a thrombus treatment device comprises arranging a plurality of spools on a yarn wheel, braiding the radiopaque wires and the shape memory wires in a one-over-one-under-one pattern around a first mandrel to form a textile structure, shape setting the textile structure in a substantially cylindrical shape, securing the shape-set textile structure on a second mandrel including bulbs and necks, shape setting the shape-set textile structure on the second mandrel, and removing the shape-set textile structure from the second mandrel. At least some of the spools including radiopaque wires and at least some of the spools include shape memory wires.

[0065] The method may further comprise providing the second mandrel. The method may further comprise forming the second mandrel. The second mandrel may comprise bulbs threaded along a strand. Securing the shape-set textile structure on the second mandrel may include wrapping wire around the necks of the second mandrel. Securing the shape-set textile structure on the second mandrel may include wrapping bangles and/or c-shaped clamps around the necks of the second mandrel. The radiopaque wires may include platinum tungsten wires. The shape memory wires may include nickel titanium wires. The method may further comprise bonding the shape-set textile structure to a delivery system. Bonding the shape-set textile structure to the delivery system may comprise inlay bonding. The method may further comprise, before bonding the shape-set textile structure to the delivery system, positioning the wires in a pinch ring or a pinch cylinder. Bonding the shape-set textile structure to the delivery system may comprise overlay bonding. Bonding the shape-set textile structure to the delivery system may comprise bonding a proximal end of the shape-set textile structure to a distal end of the delivery system. Bonding the shape-set textile structure to the delivery system may comprise bonding a distal end of the shape-set textile structure to a distal end of the delivery system. Bonding the shape-set textile structure to the delivery system may comprise placing a tubing around a bonding area. Bonding the shape-set textile structure to the delivery system may comprise soldering the shape-set textile structure to the cut hypotube. The delivery system may comprise a cut hypotube. The delivery system may comprise a hypotube including a first pattern and a second pattern. The method may further comprise cutting the first pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems into the hypotube and cutting the second pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems into the hypotube. The two stems in each of the rows of the first pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The stems of the first pattern are offset in a first circumferential direction. The two stems in each of the rows of the second pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The stems of the second pattern are offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction. The second pattern is singly alternatingly interspersed with the first pattern. Cutting the first pattern and cutting the second pattern may comprise cutting rounded edges of the kerfs in each of the rows of the first pattern and the second pattern. Cutting the first pattern and cutting the second pattern may comprise cutting each of the rows of the first pattern and the second pattern at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The hypotube may comprise stainless steel. The hypotube may comprise nitinol. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of the first pattern and the second pattern may vary longitudinally along the hypotube.

[0066] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a thrombus treatment device comprises cutting a first pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems into a hypotube and cutting a second pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems into the hypotube. The two stems in each of the rows of the first pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The stems of the first pattern are offset in a first circumferential direction. The two stems in each of the rows of the second pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The stems of the second pattern are offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction. The second pattern is singly alternatingly interspersed with the first pattern.

[0067] Cutting the first pattern and cutting the second pattern may comprise cutting rounded edges of the kerfs in each of the rows of the first pattern and the second pattern. Cutting the first pattern and cutting the second pattern may comprise cutting each of the rows of the first pattern and the second pattern at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the hypotube. Cutting the first pattern and cutting the second pattern may comprise varying a pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of the first pattern and the second pattern longitudinally along the hypotube. Cutting the first pattern and cutting the second pattern may comprise cutting the hypotube with a laser. The hypotube may comprise stainless steel. The hypotube may comprise nitinol. The method may further comprise bonding the hypotube to a shape-set textile structure. Bonding the hypotube to a shape-set textile structure may comprise inlay bonding. Bonding the hypotube to a shape-set textile structure may comprise overlay bonding. Bonding the hypotube to a shape-set textile structure may comprise bonding a proximal end of the shape-set textile structure to a distal end of the hypotube. Bonding the hypotube to a shape-set textile structure may comprise bonding a distal end of the shape-set textile structure to a distal end of the hypotube. Bonding the hypotube to a shape-set textile structure may comprise placing a tubing around a bonding area. Bonding the hypotube to a shape-set textile structure may comprise soldering the shape-set textile structure to the hypotube. The shape-set textile structure may include a plurality of bulbs. The method may further comprise forming the shape-set textile structure. Forming the shape-set textile structure may comprise braiding a plurality of wires to form a textile structure and shape setting the textile structure on a mandrel comprising bulbs and necks. The method may further comprise, before shape setting the textile structure on the mandrel comprising bulbs and necks, shape setting the textile structure in a substantially cylindrical shape. Shape setting the textile structure on the mandrel comprising bulbs and necks may comprise wrapping wire around the necks of the mandrel. The plurality of wires may comprise a plurality of radiopaque wires and a plurality of shape memory wires.

[0068] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises measuring a length of the thrombus in the vessel and advancing a microcatheter in the vessel. Advancing the microcatheter includes crossing the thrombus with a distal end of the microcatheter. The method further comprises inserting a thrombectomy device in a radially compressed state from an introducer sheath into the microcatheter. The thrombectomy device includes a textile structure including a plurality of filaments woven to form a plurality of self-expanding bulbs. At least two of the plurality of filaments comprise radiopaque material and configured to form crossing points visible under x-ray. The crossing points are configured to provide approximate length measurement of an expanded length of the thrombectomy device. The method further comprises, after inserting the thrombectomy device from the introducer sheath into the microcatheter, advancing the thrombectomy device in the vessel and through the microcatheter proximate to the distal end of the microcatheter. Advancing the thrombectomy device includes crossing the thrombus with the distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs. The method further comprises, after advancing the thrombectomy device, retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe a length of the thrombectomy device. Upon being unsheathed from the microcatheter, at least some of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs of the elongate support structure of the thrombectomy device self-expand from the radially compressed state to a radially expanded state. Retracting the microcatheter is at least until the length of the thrombectomy device is at least as long as the measured length of the thrombus in the vessel. The method further comprises entrapping the thrombus in the unsheathed self-expanding bulbs, after entrapping the thrombus in the unsheathed self-expanding bulbs, removing the thrombus from the vessel in substantially one piece using the thrombectomy device, measuring a length of the thrombus out of the vessel, and comparing the length of the thrombus in the vessel to the length of the thrombus out of the vessel.

[0069] The method may further comprise, after retracting the microcatheter, torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device, wherein torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device may include entrapping the thrombus in the unsheathed self-expanding bulbs. The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body.

[0070] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises measuring a length of the thrombus in the vessel and expanding a length of a thrombectomy device (e.g., at least part of a thrombectomy device) in the vessel proximate to the thrombus. The expanded length of the thrombectomy device (e.g., a customizable retraction length) is based at least partially on the measured length of the thrombus in the vessel.

[0071] Measuring the length of the thrombus in the vessel may comprise at least one of computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan digital imaging measurement, CAT scan angiogram, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) angiogram, and catheter angiogram. Expanding the length of the thrombectomy device or the at least part of the thrombectomy device may include retracting a sheath from around the thrombectomy device (e.g., by a customizable retraction length, which may be based at least partially on the measured length of the thrombus in the vessel). Retracting the sheath may be for a length greater than the expanded length of the thrombectomy device. The thrombectomy device may comprise a plurality of filaments woven into a textile structure. At least two of the plurality of filaments may include radiopaque material configured to form crossing points visible under x-ray. The crossing points may be configured to provide approximate length measurement of the expanded length of the thrombectomy device. The thrombectomy device may include a plurality of self-expanding bulbs. After expanding the length of the thrombectomy device, at least one of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs may be distal to the thrombus. After expanding the length of the thrombectomy device, at least two of plurality of bulbs may have different outer diameters. The method may further comprise removing the thrombus from the vessel in substantially one piece using the thrombectomy device, measuring a length of the thrombus out of the vessel, and comparing the length of the thrombus in the vessel to the length of the thrombus out of the vessel. The method may further comprise, if the length of the thrombus out of the vessel is less than the length of the thrombus in the vessel, removing remaining thrombus from the vessel. Measuring the length of the thrombus out of the vessel may comprise placing the thrombus proximate to a ruler on a package of the thrombectomy device. The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body.

[0072] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises measuring a length of the thrombus in the vessel, removing the thrombus from the vessel in substantially one piece using a thrombectomy device, measuring a length of the thrombus out of the vessel, and comparing the length of the thrombus in the vessel to the length of the thrombus out of the vessel.

[0073] The method may further comprise, if the length of the thrombus out of the vessel is less than the length of the thrombus in the vessel, removing remaining thrombus from the vessel. Measuring the length of the thrombus in the vessel may comprise at least one of computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan digital imaging measurement, CAT scan angiogram, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) angiogram, and catheter angiogram. Measuring the length of the thrombus out of the vessel may comprise placing the thrombus proximate to a ruler on a package of the thrombectomy device. The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body.

[0074] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises advancing a microcatheter in the vessel including crossing a distal end of the thrombus with a distal end of the microcatheter, and, after advancing the microcatheter, inserting a thrombectomy device in a radially compressed state into the microcatheter. The thrombectomy device includes a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric including a first shape upon advancing out of the microcatheter and a second shape upon exposure to a temperature or lower. The method further comprises, after inserting the thrombectomy device into the microcatheter, advancing the thrombectomy device in the vessel and through the microcatheter proximate to the distal end of the microcatheter, and, after advancing the thrombectomy device, maintaining a location of a proximal portion of the thrombectomy device while proximally retracting the microcatheter. Upon being unsheathed from the microcatheter, the textile fabric changes from the radially compressed shape to the first shape. The method further comprises, after retracting the microcatheter, injecting fluid at the temperature or lower. Upon being contact with the temperature or lower, the textile fabric changes to the second shape. The method further comprises, while the textile structure is in the second shape, torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device, and, after torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device, retracting at a similar rate the microcatheter and the proximal portion of the thrombectomy device.

[0075] The first shape may comprise a plurality of bulbs and the second shape may comprise a spiral. The first temperature may be less than 25° C. (e.g., 18° C.). The textile fabric may include a third shape upon exposure to a second temperature or higher. The first shape may comprise an expanded cylinder, the second shape may comprise a spiral, and the third shape may comprise a plurality of bulbs. The second temperature may be greater than 25° C. (e.g., 37° C.). Torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device may include at least one of removing portions of the thrombus attached to an endothelium wall, entrapping the thrombus in the radially expanded distal portion of the thrombectomy device, and collecting emboli in the radially expanded distal portion of the thrombectomy device. The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body.

[0076] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises advancing a thrombectomy device in a radially compressed state in the vessel and through a microcatheter until the thrombectomy is proximate to a distal end of the microcatheter and a distal end of the thrombus. The thrombectomy device includes a plurality of wires woven to form a textile fabric including a first shape upon advancing out of the microcatheter and a second shape upon exposure to a temperature or higher. The method further comprises, after advancing the thrombectomy device, maintaining a location of a proximal portion of the thrombectomy device while proximally retracting the microcatheter. Upon being unsheathed from the microcatheter, the textile fabric changes from the radially compressed shape to the first shape and wherein upon being exposed to the temperature or higher the textile fabric changes from the first shape to the second shape. The method further comprises entrapping the thrombus in the second state.

[0077] The first shape may comprise a cylinder and the second shape may comprise a plurality of bulbs. The second shape may comprise at least two of the plurality of bulbs may have different outer diameters, different shapes, or different outer diameters and different shapes. The second shape may be tapered. The second shape may comprise at least two of the plurality of bulbs separated by a neck. The first shape may comprise a cylinder and the second shape may comprise a spiral. Entrapping the thrombus may include torsionally rasping the thrombectomy device (e.g., enveloping the thrombus by torsionally rasping). The vessel may comprise a blood vessel in a brain, leg, or other vessel or structure in the body.

[0078] In some embodiments, a method of treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises advancing a thrombectomy device in a radially compressed state in the vessel and through a microcatheter until the thrombectomy is proximate to a distal end of the microcatheter and a distal end of the thrombus. The thrombectomy device includes a first shape upon advancing out of the microcatheter, a second shape upon exposure to a first temperature or lower, and a third shape upon exposure to a second temperature or higher. The method further comprises, after advancing the thrombectomy device, maintaining a location of a proximal portion of the thrombectomy device while proximally retracting the microcatheter. Upon being unsheathed from the microcatheter, the thrombectomy device changes from the radially compressed shape to the first shape. The method further comprises, after retracting the microcatheter, injecting fluid at the temperature or lower. Upon contact with the first temperature or lower, the thrombectomy device changes to the second shape. The method further comprises, upon exposure to the second temperature or higher, the thrombectomy device changes to the third shape.

[0079] The thrombectomy device may comprise a textile structure including the first shape, the second shape, and the third shape. The thrombectomy device may comprise a laser cut structure including the first shape, the second shape, and the third shape. At least one of the first shape and the second shape may be non-cylindrical.

[0080] In some embodiments, a method of coupling a woven tubular device to a hypotube comprises inserting a proximal end of the woven tubular device into a distal end of the hypotube. The woven tubular device includes a plurality of self-expanding bulbs. The hypotube includes a plurality of kerfs. The method further comprises inserting a delivery device including a J-shaped tube proximate to the proximal end of the woven tubular device through a distal-most kerf of the plurality of kerfs, delivering solder from the delivery device at a first location and between the woven tubular structure and the hypotube, moving the delivery device to a second location circumferentially spaced 180° from the first location, delivering solder from the delivery device at the second location and between the woven tubular structure and the hypotube, moving the delivery device to a third location circumferentially spaced 90° from the first location and from the second location, delivering solder from the delivery device at the third location and between the woven tubular structure and the hypotube, moving the delivery device to a fourth location circumferentially spaced 90° from the first location and from the second location and 180° from the third location, delivering solder from the delivery device at the fourth location and between the woven tubular structure and the hypotube, and allowing the solder to cool. The solder may comprise silver-based lead-free solder.

[0081] In some embodiments, a method of coupling a woven tubular device to a hypotube comprises inserting a proximal end of the woven tubular device into a distal end of the hypotube. The hypotube includes a plurality of kerfs. The method further comprises delivering bonding material from the delivery device between the woven tubular structure and the hypotube in at least one circumferential location. Delivering the bonding material (e.g., solder, epoxy) includes inserting the delivery device including a J-shaped tube proximate to the proximal end of the woven tubular device through a distal-most kerf of the plurality of kerfs.

[0082] The bonding material may comprise at least one of solder and epoxy. The solder may comprise silver-based lead-free solder. The solder may comprise gold-based lead-free solder. Delivering the bonding material may include delivering the bonding material fully arcuately. Delivering the bonding material may include delivering the bonding material in a plurality of circumferentially spaced locations. Delivering the bonding material in the plurality of circumferentially spaced locations may include delivering bonding material from the delivery device at a first location and between the woven tubular structure and the hypotube, moving the delivery device to a second location circumferentially spaced 180° from the first location, delivering bonding material from the delivery device at the second location and between the woven tubular structure and the hypotube, moving the delivery device to a third location circumferentially spaced 90° from the first location and from the second location, delivering bonding material from the delivery device at the third location and between the woven tubular structure and the hypotube, moving the delivery device to a fourth location circumferentially spaced 90° from the first location and from the second location and 180° from the third location, and delivering bonding material from the delivery device at the fourth location and between the woven tubular structure and the hypotube. The proximal end of the woven tubular device may include a proximal segment including a sleeve around filaments of the woven tubular device and a distal segment including exposed filaments of the woven tubular device. The circumferential location may include at least parts of the proximal segment and the distal segment. The proximal end of the woven tubular device may include a first segment including a ring around filaments of the woven tubular device, a second segment distal to the first segment including exposed filaments of the woven tubular device, and a third segment proximal to the first segment including exposed filaments of the woven tubular device. The circumferential location may include at least parts of the first segment and at least one of the second segment and the third segment. The rings may be crimped around the filaments. The filaments may be welded to the ring.

[0083] In some embodiments, a method of coupling a woven tubular device to a hypotube comprises inserting a distal end of the hypotube into an interior of the woven tubular device at a longitudinal location and delivering bonding material between the woven tubular device and the hypotube at the longitudinal location.

[0084] The method may further comprise positioning a sleeve around the woven tubular device at the location. The bonding material may comprise at least one of solder and epoxy. After coupling, the distal end of the hypotube may be proximate to a proximal end of the woven tubular device. After coupling, the distal end of the hypotube may be proximate to a distal end of the woven tubular device. The woven tubular device may include a plurality of bulbs. After coupling, the distal end of the hypotube may be proximal to a distal-most bulb.

[0085] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a thrombus treatment device comprises arranging a plurality of spools on spindles on a yarn wheel. At least some of the spools include radiopaque wires and at least some of the spools including shape memory wires. The method further comprises attaching an end of each of the wires to a ring over a first mandrel and braiding the radiopaque wires and the shape memory wires in a one-over-one-under-one pattern around the first mandrel to form a textile structure. Braiding includes at least one of rotating the yarn wheel, rotating the spindles, and longitudinally extending (e.g., pulling) the ring along the first mandrel away from the yarn wheel. The method further comprises shape setting the textile structure into a substantially cylindrical shape, securing the shape-set textile structure on a second mandrel including bulbs and necks, shape setting the shape-set textile structure on the second mandrel, and removing the shape-set textile structure from the second mandrel.

[0086] The second mandrel may comprise bulbs threaded along a strand. Securing the shape-set textile structure on the second mandrel may include wrapping at least one of wire, bangles, and c-shaped clamps around the necks of the second mandrel. The method may further comprise forming the second mandrel. Forming the mandrel may include stringing bulbs along a strand. Stringing the bulbs along the strand may include selecting shapes of the bulbs, sizes of the bulbs, and spacing between the bulbs. Forming the mandrel may include stringing hypotubes along the strand and between at least some of the bulbs. Arranging the plurality of spools may include positioning at least two of the spools including radiopaque wires adjacent to each other. The method may further comprise bonding the shape-set textile structure to a hypotube. The textile structure may include two sine waves each comprising a radiopaque wire and phase shifted from each other by 180°. The textile structure may include three sine waves each comprising a radiopaque wire and phase shifted from each other by 120°. The textile structure may include a first sine wave comprising a radiopaque wire, a second sine wave comprising a radiopaque wire offset from the first sine wave by 180°, a third sine wave comprising a radiopaque wire and phase shifted from the first sine wave by 7.5°, and a fourth sine wave comprising a radiopaque wire and phase shifted from the third sine wave by 7.5°. Securing the shape-set textile structure on the second mandrel may comprise wrapping bangles around the necks of the second mandrel. Securing the shape-set textile structure on the second mandrel may comprise wrapping c-shaped clamps around the necks of the second mandrel.

[0087] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a thrombus treatment device comprises arranging a plurality of spools of wire on spindles on a yarn wheel, braiding the wires around a mandrel including bulbs and necks to form a textile structure, shape setting the textile structure on the mandrel, and removing the shape-set textile structure from the mandrel.

[0088] The second mandrel may comprise bulbs threaded along a strand. Braiding may comprise pulling a ring attached to an end of each of the wires away from the yarn wheel. The method may further comprise securing the textile structure on the mandrel before shape setting. The method may further comprise forming the mandrel. Forming the mandrel may include stringing bulbs along a strand. Stringing the bulbs along the strand may include selecting shapes of the bulbs, sizes of the bulbs, and spacing between the bulbs. Forming the mandrel may include stringing hypotubes along the strand and between at least some of the bulbs. The method may further comprise bonding the shape-set textile structure to a hypotube. Securing the shape-set textile structure on the second mandrel may comprise wrapping a wire around the necks of the second mandrel. Securing the shape-set textile structure on the second mandrel may comprise wrapping bangles around the necks of the second mandrel. Securing the shape-set textile structure on the second mandrel may comprise wrapping c-shaped clamps around the necks of the second mandrel.

[0089] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a thrombus treatment device comprises arranging a plurality of spools on spindles on a yarn wheel. At least some of the spools include radiopaque wires and at least some of the spools include shape memory wires. Arranging the plurality of spools includes positioning at least two of the spools including radiopaque wires adjacent to each other. The method further comprises braiding the radiopaque wires and the shape memory wires to form a textile structure.

[0090] The textile structure may include two sine waves each comprising a radiopaque wire and phase shifted from each other by 180°. The textile structure may include three sine waves each comprising a radiopaque wire and phase shifted from each other by 120°. The textile structure may include a first sine wave comprising a radiopaque wire, a second sine wave comprising a radiopaque wire offset from the first sine wave by 180°, a third sine wave comprising a radiopaque wire and phase shifted from the first sine wave by 7.5°, and a fourth sine wave comprising a radiopaque wire and phase shifted from the third sine wave by 7.5°. The method may further comprise bonding the shape-set textile structure to a hypotube.

[0091] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a thrombus treatment device comprises holding a hypotube using at least one bushing and at least one collet and cutting a pattern including a plurality of kerfs into the hypotube. Cutting the pattern includes directing a focused laser beam at the hypotube and longitudinally and rotationally moving the hypotube in a design such that the focused laser beam cuts the hypotube to form the plurality of kerfs. The focused laser creates a heat impact puddle. The heat impact puddle is less than a width and a length of each of the plurality of kerfs. The method further comprises, during cutting the pattern, flowing fluid through the hypotube.

[0092] Directing the focused laser beam may include creating the heat impact puddle inward of edges of the plurality of kerfs. Cutting the pattern may include cutting away the heat impact puddle. Directing the focused laser beam may include creating the heat impact puddle at edges of the plurality of kerfs. Directing the focused laser beam may include creating the heat impact puddle at corners of the plurality of kerfs. The design may include outlining edges of the plurality of kerfs. The design may include moving the hypotube may include relatively moving the focused laser beam diagonal to the plurality of kerfs. The design may include a spiral. Holding the hypotube may comprise using at least one bushing comprising an aperture may have a diameter at least 0.001 inches greater than an outer diameter of the hypotube. Holding the hypotube may comprise using at least one collet comprising an aperture may have a diameter at least 0.001 inches greater than an outer diameter of the hypotube. Holding the hypotube may comprise adjusting a diameter of an aperture of the collet(s). Flowing the fluid may include adjusting a height of a reservoir containing the fluid. Flowing the fluid may include adjusting a height of a water inlet gate between a reservoir containing the fluid and the hypotube.

[0093] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a thrombus treatment device comprises cutting a pattern including a plurality of rows of kerfs into the hypotube. Cutting the pattern includes directing a focused laser beam at the hypotube and longitudinally and rotationally moving the hypotube such that the focused laser beam cuts the hypotube to form the plurality of kerfs. The focused laser creates a heat impact puddle. The heat impact puddle is inward of edges of the plurality of kerfs.

[0094] The method may further comprise flowing fluid through the hypotube. The method may further comprise holding a hypotube using at least one of a bushing and a collet.

[0095] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a thrombus treatment device comprises cutting a pattern into a hypotube and, during cutting the pattern, flowing fluid through the hypotube. The pattern includes a first pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems and a second pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems. The two stems in each of the rows of the first pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The stems of the first pattern are offset in a first circumferential direction. The two stems in each of the rows of the second pattern are circumferentially opposite (e.g., 180° apart). The rows of the second pattern are interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. The stems of the second pattern are offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction.

[0096] Each of the rows may be angled with respect to a longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The kerfs in each of the rows of the first pattern and the second pattern may have rounded edges. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows of the first pattern and the second pattern may varies longitudinally along the hypotube.

[0097] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a self-expanding textile structure. The plurality of wires includes shape-memory wires and at least two radiopaque wires forming at two offset sine waves.

[0098] Crossings of the at least two sine waves ray may be substantially uniformly spaced. At least one of the at least two sine waves may include a plurality of radiopaque wires. Each of the at least two sine waves may include a plurality of radiopaque wires. The at least two sine waves may be offset by 180°. The at least two sine waves may include three sine waves offset by 120°. The textile structure may include a plurality of bulbs.

[0099] In some embodiments, a device for facilitating measurement in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a self-expanding textile structure. The self-expanding textile structure comprises a plurality of woven bulbs in a non-compressed state. The plurality of wires comprises shape-memory wires and at least two radiopaque wires forming at least two longitudinally offset sine waves visibly distinct from the shape memory wires under x-ray. The at least two longitudinally offset sine waves facilitate length measurement in the vessel.

[0100] Measurement in the vessel may comprise measurement of a length of a blood clot, a neck of an aneurysm, and/or a length of a stenosis. Crossings of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may be uniformly spaced. At least one of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise a plurality of circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure. At least one of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise two circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure. At least one of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise three circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure. Each of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise a plurality of circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure. Each of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise two circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure. Each of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise three circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure. The at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may be offset by 180°. The at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise at least three radiopaque wires forming at least three longitudinally offset sine waves visible under x-ray. The three longitudinally offset sine waves may be offset by 120°. The textile structure may comprise a first section comprising the bulbs and a second section proximal to the first section. The second section may be radially inward of the plurality of bulbs. Crossings of the at least two sine waves may be spaced a first distance along the first section and may be spaced a second distance along the second section. The first distance may be different than the second distance.

[0101] In some embodiments, a device for facilitating measurement in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a self-expanding textile structure. The plurality of wires comprises shape-memory wires and at least two radiopaque wires forming at least two longitudinally offset sine waves visibly distinct from the shape memory wires under x-ray. The device comprises a first section comprising the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves uniformly spaced by a first distance and a second section comprising the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves uniformly spaced by a second distance different than the first distance.

[0102] At least one of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise a plurality of circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure. Each of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise a plurality of circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure.

[0103] In some embodiments, a device for facilitating measurement in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a self-expanding textile structure. The plurality of wires comprises shape-memory wires and at least two radiopaque wires forming at least two longitudinally offset sine waves visibly distinct from the shape memory wires under x-ray. The at least two longitudinally offset sine waves facilitate measurement in the vessel.

[0104] Crossings of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may be uniformly spaced. At least one of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise a plurality of circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure. Each of the at least two longitudinally offset sine waves may comprise a plurality of circumferentially adjacent radiopaque wires that are parallel and longitudinally spaced along the textile structure.

[0105] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure including a plurality of bulbs. The textile structure includes a distal end including an end treatment.

[0106] The end treatment may comprise a polymer coating. The polymer may comprise radiopaque particles. The end treatment may comprise a radiopaque marker. The distal end may be radially inward of the plurality of bulbs.

[0107] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a proximal end, a distal end, at least three woven bulbs, and a longitudinal axis. The distal end of each of the plurality of wires is trimmed along a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the textile structure, thereby generating cut distal ends of the plurality of wires that are configured to provide at least one of flexibility and reduced risk that the vessel will be punctured by the device.

[0108] The cut distal ends may be further subject to a treatment. The treatment may comprise welding and/or polishing. The cut distal ends may be subject to no further treatment. The cut distal ends may be not frayed. The device may further comprise a polymer coating at least the cut distal ends. The polymer may comprise radiopaque particles. The device may comprise an inner lumen maintained by absence of the polymer. The device may further comprise a radiopaque marker coupled to at least one of the polymer and the cut distal ends. The device may further comprise a radiopaque marker coupled to the cut distal ends. The distal ends of the plurality of wires may be trimmed at an angle of 90° to the longitudinal axis of the textile structure.

[0109] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a longitudinal axis, a lumen parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a plurality of woven bulbs. The textile structure comprises a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the textile structure comprises a distal end of each of the plurality of wires trimmed along a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the textile structure. The distal end of the textile structure comprises an end treatment selected from the group consisting of a polymer coating at least the distal ends of the plurality of wires and a radiopaque marker coupled to the distal ends of the plurality of wires. The end treatment maintains the lumen of the textile structure.

[0110] The end treatment may comprise the polymer coating at least the distal ends of the plurality of wires. The polymer may comprise radiopaque particles. The end treatment may further comprise a radiopaque marker coupled to the polymer. The end treatment may further comprise a radiopaque marker coupled to the distal ends of the plurality of wires. The end treatment may comprise the radiopaque marker coupled to the distal ends of the plurality of wires. The distal ends of the plurality of wires may be trimmed at an angle of 90° to the longitudinal axis of the textile structure.

[0111] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a distal end comprising a polymer coating. The polymer coating comprises radiopaque particles. The distal end of the textile structure is at least partially defined by distal ends of the plurality of wires trimmed along a plane transverse to a longitudinal axis of the textile structure.

[0112] The device may comprise an inner lumen maintained by absence of the polymer coating. The distal ends of the plurality of wires may be trimmed at an angle of 90° to the longitudinal axis of the textile structure.

[0113] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure including a plurality of bulbs and necks between the bulbs. The necks are circumferentially offset around textile structure.

[0114] Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally circular cross-section in a radially expanded state. The necks may be aligned along chords of the bulbs. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally spherical shape in a radially expanded state. The necks may be aligned along chords of the spheres. The necks may alternate 180° between a first longitude and a second longitude. The necks may circumferentially rotate 120° between each of the bulbs. The necks may circumferentially rotate 90° between each of the bulbs. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally polygonal cross-section in a radially expanded state. The necks may be aligned along apices of the bulbs.

[0115] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a first bulb, a second bulb, and a neck between the first bulb and the second bulb. The first bulb comprises a generally circular cross-section in an expanded state and a first chord. The second bulb comprises a generally circular cross-section in an expanded state and a second chord radially spaced from the first chord. The device further comprises a longitudinal axis aligned to the first chord and the second chord. The neck is aligned along the longitudinal axis.

[0116] Each of the bulbs may have a generally spherical shape in a radially expanded state. The textile structure may comprise a plurality of bulbs comprising the first bulb and the second bulb. The plurality of bulbs may each comprise a generally circular cross-section in an expanded state and a chord. A plurality of necks may be between the plurality of bulbs. The plurality of necks may alternate 180° between a first longitude and a second longitude. The plurality of necks may circumferentially rotate 120° between each of the plurality of bulbs. The plurality of necks may circumferentially rotate 90° between each of the plurality of bulbs.

[0117] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a plurality of bulbs and necks between the bulbs. The necks are circumferentially offset around the textile structure.

[0118] Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally hemispherical shape in a radially expanded state. The necks may be aligned along chords of the hemispheres. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally polygonal cross-section in a radially expanded state. The necks may be aligned along apices of the bulbs. The necks may alternate 180° between a first longitude and a second longitude. The necks may circumferentially rotate 120° between the plurality of bulbs. The necks may circumferentially rotate 90° between the plurality of bulbs.

[0119] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a longitudinal axis and a plurality of bulbs. Bulbs of the plurality of bulbs are phase shifted relative to the longitudinal axis of the textile structure.

[0120] The bulbs may be phase shifted by a phase shift angle of 180°. The bulbs may be phase shifted by a phase shift angle of 120°. The bulbs may be phase shifted by a phase shift angle of 90°. The bulbs may be phase shifted by a plurality of asymmetric phase shift angles. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally spherical shape in a radially expanded state. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally hemispherical shape in a radially expanded state. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally polygonal cross-section in a radially expanded state. The device may further comprise a neck between at least two bulbs of the plurality of bulbs, proximal to the plurality of bulbs, and/or distal to the plurality of bulbs.

[0121] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a longitudinal axis, a first bulb, a second bulb, and a neck between the first bulb and the second bulb. The first bulb comprises a generally circular cross-section in an expanded state. The first bulb intersects the longitudinal axis at an off-center position. The second bulb comprises a generally circular cross-section in an expanded state. The second bulb intersects the longitudinal axis at an off-center position. The neck is aligned along the longitudinal axis. The first bulb and the second bulb are differently radially offset from the longitudinal axis.

[0122] Each of the bulbs may have a generally spherical shape in a radially expanded state. The textile structure may comprise a plurality of bulbs comprising the first bulb and the second bulb. Each of the plurality of bulbs may comprise a generally circular cross-section in an expanded state intersecting the longitudinal axis at an off-center position. The textile structure may further comprise a neck between pairs of bulbs of the plurality of bulbs. A radial offset of the plurality of bulbs from the longitudinal axis may be 180° between pairs of bulbs of the plurality of bulbs. A radial offset of the plurality of bulbs from the longitudinal axis may be 120° between pairs of bulbs of the plurality of bulbs. A radial offset of the plurality of bulbs from the longitudinal axis may be 90° between pairs of bulbs of the plurality of bulbs.

[0123] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a longitudinal axis, a plurality of bulbs, and necks between the bulbs. The necks are differently radially offset from the longitudinal axis.

[0124] Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally hemispherical shape in a radially expanded state. The necks may be aligned along chords of the hemispheres. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally polygonal cross-section in a radially expanded state. The necks may be aligned along apices of the bulbs. The necks may alternate 180° between a first longitude and a second longitude. The necks may circumferentially rotate 120° between the plurality of bulbs. The necks may circumferentially rotate 90° between the plurality of bulbs.

[0125] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a longitudinal axis, a plurality of bulbs, and a plurality of necks between the bulbs. Bulbs of the plurality of bulbs are phase shifted relative to the longitudinal axis of the textile structure.

[0126] The bulbs may be phase shifted by a phase shift angle of 180°. The bulbs may be phase shifted by a phase shift angle of 120°. The bulbs may be phase shifted by a phase shift angle of 90°. The bulbs may be phase shifted by a plurality of asymmetric phase shift angles. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally spherical shape in a radially expanded state. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally hemispherical shape in a radially expanded state. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally polygonal cross-section in a radially expanded state. The textile structure may further comprise a neck proximal to the plurality of bulbs and/or a neck distal to the plurality of bulbs.

[0127] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure includes a first shape at a first temperature, a second shape at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and a third shape including stress-induced martensite.

[0128] The third shape may comprise a cylindrical shape. The stress-induced martensite may be induced by inner sidewalls of a sheath. The first shape may comprise a spiral. The second shape may comprise a plurality of bulbs. The first temperature may be less than 25° C. (e.g., 18° C.). The second temperature may be at least 25° C. (e.g., 37° C.).

[0129] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a first shape at a first temperature, a second shape at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and a third shape comprising stress-induced martensite. The first temperature is less than 25° C. The second shape comprises a plurality of bulbs. The second shape is different than the first shape. The third shape is different than the first shape and the second shape. The textile structure is configured to self-expand from the third shape to the second shape upon deployment from a sheath. The textile structure is configured to transform from the second shape to the first shape upon exposure to the first temperature or lower.

[0130] The first shape may comprise a spiral. The third shape may comprise a cylindrical shape. The stress-induced martensite may be induced by inner sidewalls of the sheath. The plurality of bulbs may comprise at least three bulbs. The first temperature may be less than 18° C. The second temperature may be at least 25° C.

[0131] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a first shape at a first temperature, a second shape at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and a third shape comprising stress-induced martensite. The first temperature is less than 25° C. The second shape comprises a plurality of bulbs. The second shape is different than the first shape. The third shape is different than the first shape and the second shape,

[0132] The first shape may comprise a spiral. The third shape may comprise a cylindrical shape. The stress-induced martensite may be induced by inner sidewalls of the sheath. The plurality of bulbs may comprise at least three bulbs. The first temperature may be less than 18° C. The second temperature may be at least 25° C. The textile structure may be configured to self-expand from the third shape to the second shape upon deployment from a sheath. The textile structure may be configured to transform from the second shape to the first shape upon exposure to the first temperature or lower.

[0133] In some embodiments, a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure includes a first shape at a first temperature, a second shape at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and a third shape at a third temperature higher than the second temperature.

[0134] The second shape may comprise a cylindrical shape. The third shape may comprise a plurality of bulbs. The first shape may comprise a spiral. The first temperature may be less than 25° C. (e.g., 18° C.). The second temperature may be between 25° C. and 37° C. The third temperature may be at least 37° C.

[0135] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a first shape at a first temperature, a second shape at a second temperature higher than the first temperature, and a third shape at a third temperature higher than the second temperature. The first shape comprises a spiral. The second shape comprises a cylindrical shape. The second shape is different than the first shape. The third shape comprises a plurality of bulbs. The third shape is different than the first shape and the second shape. The textile structure is configured to transform from the third shape to the second shape upon exposure to the first temperature or lower. The textile structure is configured to transform from the second shape to the third shape upon at least one of exposure to the third temperature or higher and deployment from a sheath.

[0136] The first temperature may be less than 25° C. The second temperature may be between 25° C. and 37° C. The third temperature may be at least 37° C. The plurality of bulbs may comprise five to twenty bulbs. The textile structure may be completely hollow. The first shape may comprise a spiral. The third shape may comprise a cylindrical shape.

[0137] In some embodiments, a method of forming a device for treating a thrombus in a vessel comprises heat treating a structure to impart a first shape to the structure at a first temperature. The structure includes shape memory material. The method further comprises heat treating the structure to impart a second shape to the structure and heat treating the structure to impart a third shape to the structure.

[0138] The method may further comprise weaving a plurality of wires to form the structure, at least some of the plurality of wires including the shape memory material. The method may further comprise selecting temperatures of the heat treating based at least partially on a composition of the shape memory material. Heat treating the structure to impart the first shape may be at a temperature between 400° C. and 450° C. for 2 minutes to 10 minutes. Heat treating the structure to impart the second shape may be at a temperature between 500° C. and 550° C. for 20 minutes to 180 minutes. Heat treating the structure to impart the first shape may be at a temperature between 400° C. and 450° C. for 3 minutes to 10 minutes. Heat treating the structure to impart the first shape may be at a temperature between 500° C. and 550° C. for 5 minutes to 10 minutes. Heat treating the structure to impart the second shape may be at a temperature between 400° C. and 450° C. for 3 minutes to 10 minutes. Heat treating the structure to impart the first shape may be at a temperature between 500° C. and 550° C. for 3 minutes to 10 minutes. The second shape may comprise a plurality of bulbs. The third shape may comprise a spiral.

[0139] In some embodiments, a catheter comprises a hypotube including having a longitudinal axis. The hypotube includes a working lumen, a first pattern including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems offset in a first circumferential direction, and a second pattern including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction. The rows of the second pattern are singly alternatingly interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced kerfs of first pattern and the second pattern vary along the longitudinal axis of the hypotube.

[0140] The hypotube may include a first section, a second section, a third section, a fourth section, a fifth section, and a sixth section. The first section may have a pitch of 0.005 inches (approx. 0.13 mm). The second section may have a pitch of 0.01 inches (approx. 0.25 mm). The third section may have a pitch of 0.02 inches (approx. 0.51 mm). The fourth section may have a pitch of 0.04 inches (approx. 1 mm). The fifth section may have a pitch of 0.08 inches (approx. 2 mm). The sixth section may have a pitch of 0.016 inches (approx. 4 mm). The first section may be a distal-most section of the hypotube. The first section may be 20% of the hypotube. The second section may be proximal to the first section. The second section may be 15% of the hypotube. The third section may be proximal to the second section. The third section may be 15% of the hypotube. The fourth section may be proximal to the third section. The fourth section may be 15% of the hypotube. The fifth section may be proximal to the fourth section. The fifth section may be 15% of the hypotube. The sixth section may be proximal to the fifth section. The sixth section may be 20% of the hypotube. The first pattern and the second pattern may be laser-cut. The catheter may further comprise a polymer coating on at least a portion of an outside of the hypotube. At least one parameter of the polymer coating may vary along the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The parameter(s) may be selected from the group consisting of one or more of: material, thickness, and durometer. The variation of parameter(s) of the polymer coating may be aligned (e.g., substantially aligned) with the variation of the pitch of the longitudinally-spaced kerfs. The catheter may further comprise a polymer coating on at least a portion of an inside of the hypotube. The hypotube may comprise stainless steel. The hypotube may comprise a shape memory material. Each of the kerfs may include rounded edges. Each of the rows may be at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The polymer coating may be hydrophobic.

[0141] In some embodiments, a catheter comprises a hypotube including having a longitudinal axis, a first polymer coating radially outward of at least a portion of an outside of the hypotube, and a second polymer coating radially inward of at least a portion of an inside of the hypotube. The hypotube includes at least one pattern including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows each including two kerfs and two stems offset in a first circumferential direction.

[0142] The first polymer coating may be different from the second polymer coating (e.g., comprising a different material). At least one parameter of the first polymer coating may vary along the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The parameter(s) may be selected from the group consisting of one or more of: material, thickness, and durometer. The pattern may include a first pattern including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows and a second pattern including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows. Each of the rows of the first pattern may include two kerfs and two stems offset in a first circumferential direction. Each of the rows of the second pattern may include two kerfs and two stems offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction. The rows of the second pattern may be singly alternatingly interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced kerfs may vary along the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The variation of parameter(s) of the first polymer coating may be aligned (e.g., substantially aligned) with the variation of the pitch of the longitudinally-spaced kerfs. The first polymer coating may be hydrophobic.

[0143] In some embodiments, a catheter comprises a hypotube having a longitudinal axis and a polymer coating over at least a portion of an outside of the hypotube. The hypotube includes at least one pattern including a plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows. A pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows varies along the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. At least one parameter of the polymer coating varies along the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The parameter(s) may be selected from the group consisting of at least one of material, thickness, and durometer.

[0144] The variation of the parameter(s) of the polymer coating may be aligned (e.g., substantially aligned) with the variation of the pitch of the longitudinally-spaced rows. Each of the longitudinally-spaced rows may include two kerfs and two stems offset in a first circumferential direction. The polymer coating may be hydrophobic. The catheter may further comprise an inner polymer coating at least a portion of an inside of the hypotube. The polymer coating may be different from the inner polymer coating (e.g., comprising a different material).

[0145] In some embodiments, a system for heat treating a device comprises a chamber configured to contain bath media, a container within the chamber and configured to hold the device, an air inlet gate fluidly upstream of the chamber and configured to be coupled to a gas source to flow gas into the chamber to fluidize the bath media, a heating element between the air inlet gate and the chamber, and a porous plate between the air inlet gate and the chamber. The chamber includes a detachable flange. The container is mechanically coupled to the detachable flange.

[0146] The bath media may include sand. The bath media may include non-flammable particles. The porous plate may be between the heating element and the air inlet gate. The detachable flange may include a conduit configured to allow passage of an arm mechanically coupling the container and the detachable flange. Adjustment of a length of the arm may adjust a height of the container in the chamber. Temperature in the chamber may vary vertically with distance from the heating device. The system may further comprise an air inflow regulator coupled to the air inlet gate. A height of the air inflow regulator may be adjustable to adjust a velocity of the gas into the chamber. The gas source may comprise nitrogen. The gas source may comprise air. The gas source may comprise hydrogen. The gas source may comprise carbon monoxide.

[0147] In some embodiments, a system for heat treating a device comprises a chamber configured to contain bath media, a container within the chamber and configured to hold the device, an air inlet gate fluidly upstream of the chamber and configured to be coupled to a gas source to flow gas into the chamber to fluidize the bath media, a heating element between the air inlet gate and the chamber, and a temperature regulator configured to regulate temperature in the chamber by adjusting at least one of the air inlet gate and the heating element. The system may further comprise thermal sensors electrically connected to the temperature regulator.

[0148] In some embodiments, a system (e.g., for heat treating a device) comprises a chamber configured to contain bath media, a container within the chamber and configured to hold the device, and an arm mechanically coupling the chamber to the detachable flange. Gas flow into the chamber is configured to fluidize the bath media. The chamber includes a detachable flange including a handle. A height of the container is adjustable in several embodiments.

[0149] The arm may comprise at least one of a wire, a plurality of wires, and a hypotube. Adjustment of a length of the arm may adjust the height of the container in the chamber. Detachment of the detachable flange may allow removal of the container from the chamber. The system may further comprise air-sealant rivets on at least one of an inner surface of the detachable flange and an outer surface of the detachable flange.

[0150] In some embodiments, a system for cutting a hypotube comprises a laser configured to produce a focused laser beam, a bushing configured to at least partially support a hypotube, a collet configured to at least partially support the hypotube, a fluid flow system, and a conveyor system configured to longitudinally advance the hypotube (e.g., during cutting of the hypotube by the focused laser beam). The collet includes an adjustable diameter aperture. The fluid flow system includes a water inlet device and a water inlet gate configured to be fluidly coupled to an end of the hypotube (e.g., during cutting of the hypotube by the focused laser beam).

[0151] The focused laser beam may have a widest dimension less than a narrowest dimension of a pattern to be cut. The focused laser beam may have a widest dimension no more than 120% greater than a narrowest dimension of a pattern to be cut. The bushing may include an aperture may have a diameter at least 0.001 inches (approx. 0.025 mm) greater than an outer diameter of the hypotube. The collet may include an aperture may have a diameter at least 0.001 inches (approx. 0.025 mm) greater than an outer diameter of the hypotube. The water inlet device may have an adjustable height. The water inlet gate may have an adjustable height. The laser may comprise a YAG laser. The laser may have a wavelength of 1060 nm or less.

[0152] In some embodiments, a system for cutting a hypotube comprises a fluid flow system, a conveyor system configured to longitudinally advance the hypotube, and at least one of a bushing and a collet configured to at least partially support the hypotube (e.g., during cutting of the hypotube). The fluid flow system includes a water inlet device and a water inlet gate configured to be fluidly coupled to an end of the hypotube.

[0153] The collet may include an adjustable diameter aperture. The bushing may include an aperture may have a diameter at least 0.001 inches (approx. 0.025 mm) greater than an outer diameter of the hypotube. The collet may include an aperture may have a diameter at least 0.001 inches (approx. 0.025 mm) greater than an outer diameter of the hypotube. The water inlet device may have an adjustable height. The water inlet gate may have an adjustable height. A plurality of bushings and collets longitudinally may be spaced so that sag of the hypotube may be less than 3% of a height of the hypotube.

[0154] In some embodiments, a system for cutting a hypotube comprises a fluid flow system including a water inlet device may have an adjustable height and a water inlet gate may have an adjustable height and configured to be fluidly coupled to an end of a hypotube (e.g., during cutting of the hypotube).

[0155] The water inlet device may include a plurality of reservoirs. The plurality of reservoirs may be vertically stacked and fluidly coupled. The water inlet gate may be configured to adjust fluid flow based on a height of the water inlet device.

[0156] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end, a plurality of bulbs, and a plurality of necks. The textile structure is expandable from a radially-compressed state to a radially-expanded state. The plurality of wires comprises a plurality of shape-memory wires and a plurality of radiopaque wires. Pairs of bulbs of the plurality of bulbs are spaced along the longitudinal axis of the textile structure by a neck of the plurality of necks. A first neck of the plurality of necks has a different neck parameter than a second neck of the plurality of necks at least when the textile structure is in the radially-expanded state. The different neck parameter includes at least one of a neck length along the longitudinal axis and a neck diameter transverse to the longitudinal axis.

[0157] Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally spherical shape in the radially expanded state. Each of the plurality of necks may be generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis. Outer diameters of the plurality of bulbs may vary between the proximal end to the distal end. The textile structure may be tapered or stepped from the proximal end to the distal end. The different neck parameter may be the neck length. The different neck parameter may be the neck diameter. The first neck may have a different neck length than a third neck. The plurality of necks may comprise the first neck having a first neck length, the second neck having a second neck length, and a third neck having a third neck length. The first neck length may be shorter than the second neck length. The third neck length may be longer than the second neck length. The first neck and the second neck may be not consecutive along the longitudinal axis. The plurality of bulbs may comprise nine bulbs and the plurality of necks may comprise a first neck between a first bulb and a second bulb, a second neck between the second bulb and a third bulb, a third neck between the third bulb and a fourth bulb, a fourth neck between the fourth bulb and a fifth bulb, a fifth neck between the fifth bulb and a sixth bulb, a sixth neck between the sixth bulb and a seventh bulb, a seventh neck between the seventh bulb and an eighth bulb, and an eighth neck between the eighth bulb and a ninth bulb. The first neck may have a first neck diameter and a first neck length. The second neck may have the first neck diameter and the first neck length. The third neck may have a second neck diameter and the first neck length. The second neck diameter may be larger than the first neck diameter. The fourth neck may have the first neck diameter and a second neck length. The second neck length may be longer than the first neck length. The fifth neck may have the first neck diameter and the first neck length. The sixth neck may have the second neck diameter and the first neck length. The seventh neck may have the first neck diameter and the second neck length. The eighth neck may have a third neck diameter and the first neck length. The third neck diameter may be larger than the second neck diameter.

[0158] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of shape-memory wires and a plurality of radiopaque wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure is expandable from a radially-compressed state to a radially-expanded state. The textile structure comprises a plurality of bulbs spaced along a longitudinal axis of the textile structure by a plurality of necks. At least one neck of the plurality of necks has a different neck parameter than another neck of the plurality of necks. The neck parameter including at least one of length, diameter, and shape.

[0159] Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a generally spherical shape in the radially-expanded state. Each of the plurality of necks may be generally cylindrical. Outer diameters of the plurality of bulbs may vary from a first end of the textile structure to a second end of the textile structure. The different neck parameter may be length. The different neck parameter may be diameter. The different neck parameter may be shape.

[0160] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure. The textile structure is expandable from a radially-compressed state to a radially-expanded state. The textile structure comprises a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of necks. Pairs of bulbs of the plurality of bulbs are spaced along a longitudinal axis of the textile structure by a neck of the plurality of necks. A first neck of the plurality of necks and a second neck of the plurality of necks have at least one of a different neck length, a different neck diameter, and a different neck shape.

[0161] The device may be sized for treatment of the vessel in a brain or a leg. At least two necks of the plurality of necks that are consecutive along the longitudinal axis may have the different neck length. At least two necks of the plurality of necks that are consecutive along the longitudinal axis may have the different neck diameter. Each of the at least two necks having the different neck length and/or the different neck diameter may comprise the same necks, may share at least one neck, or comprise different necks. The first neck and the second neck may have a different neck length. The second neck and a third neck may have a different neck diameter.

[0162] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure having a longitudinal axis. The textile structure is expandable between a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state. The textile structure comprises, in the radially expanded state, a first bulb, a first neck, a second bulb between the first bulb and the first neck along the longitudinal axis, a second neck between the first bulb and the second bulb along the longitudinal axis, a lateral neck extending from the first bulb at an angle to the longitudinal axis, and a medial neck extending from the first bulb at an angle to the longitudinal axis. The first bulb has a first diameter and a first braid angle. The first neck has a second diameter and a second braid angle. The second diameter is less than the first diameter. The second braid angle is less than the first braid angle. The second bulb has a third diameter. The third diameter is greater than the first diameter. The second neck has a fourth diameter. The fourth diameter is less than the first diameter and less than the third diameter. The lateral neck has a first length. The medial neck has a second length less than the first length.

[0163] The first bulb may be generally spherical or ovoid. The second bulb may have a third braid angle greater than the second braid angle. Each of the first bulb and the second bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The first bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The lateral neck and the medial neck may each be in a different plane. The first diameter may be between 5 mm and 6 mm and the second diameter may be between 3.25 mm and 4 mm. The first diameter may be between 18 mm and 22 mm and the second diameter may be between 18 mm and 22 mm. The lateral neck may have a diameter between 2.75 mm and 3.25 mm and the medial neck may have a diameter between 2.25 mm and 2.75 mm. The lateral neck may have a diameter between 8 mm and 12 mm and the medial neck may have a diameter between 8 mm and 12 mm.

[0164] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires forming a textile structure changeable between a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state. The textile structure comprises, in the radially expanded state, an anchor bulb, a first neck extending from the anchor bulb, a second neck extending from the anchor bulb, and a third neck extending from the anchor bulb. The anchor bulb has a first braid angle. The first neck comprises a first generally cylindrical portion proximate to the anchor bulb, a second generally cylindrical portion distant to the anchor bulb, and a second bulb between the first generally cylindrical portion and the second generally cylindrical portion. The second neck has a second braid angle. The second braid angle is less than the first braid angle. The third neck has a third braid angle. The third braid angle is less than the first braid angle.

[0165] The second bulb may have a fourth braid angle greater than the second braid angle and the third braid angle. Each of the anchor bulb and the second bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The anchor bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. At least one of the first neck, the second neck, and the third neck may be on a different plane than the others of the first neck, the second neck, and the third neck. The second neck may have a first length and the third neck may have a second length less than the first length.

[0166] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a plurality of wires forming a textile structure transformable between a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state. The textile structure comprises, in the radially expanded state, an first bulb having a first braid angle, a first neck extending from the first bulb, a second neck extending from the first bulb, the second neck having a second braid angle less than the first braid angle, and a third neck extending from the first bulb, the second neck having a third braid angle less than the first braid angle.

[0167] The first neck may comprise a second bulb. Each of the first bulb and the second bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The first bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The first neck may have a first length, the second neck may have a second length less than the first length, and the third neck may have a third length less than the second length. At least one of the first neck, the second neck, and the third neck may be on a different plane than the others of the first neck, the second neck, and the third neck.

[0168] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vascular cavity comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure expandable between a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state. The textile structure in the radially expanded state comprises a first bulb, a second bulb, a third bulb, a first neck between the first bulb and the second bulb, a second neck between the second bulb and the third bulb, a third neck extending from the third bulb, and a fourth neck extending from the first bulb. The first bulb has a first braid angle. The first bulb has a first diameter. The first bulb has a porosity configured to decrease flow into and out of the vascular cavity. The second bulb has a second braid angle less than the first braid angle. The second bulb has a second diameter. The second bulb is between the first bulb and the third bulb. The third bulb has a third braid angle less than the first braid angle. The third bulb has a third diameter less than the first diameter. The first neck has a fourth braid angle less than the first braid angle. The first neck has a fourth diameter less than the first diameter and the second diameter. The second neck has a fifth braid angle less than the first braid angle. The second neck has a fifth diameter less than the second diameter and the third diameter.

[0169] The textile structure in the radially expanded state may further comprise a fourth bulb between the first bulb and the first neck and a fourth neck between the first bulb and the fourth bulb. The fourth bulb may have a sixth braid angle greater than the second braid angle, the third braid angle, the fourth braid angle, and the fifth braid angle. The fourth bulb may have a sixth diameter. The fourth neck may have a seventh diameter less than the first diameter and the sixth diameter. The sixth diameter may be less than the first diameter and greater than the third diameter. The fourth bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into the vascular cavity. Each of the first bulb, the second bulb, and the third bulb may have a shape of an ellipsoid or oblate spheroid may have a polar axis diameter smaller than an equatorial axis diameter. The first bulb, the second bulb, and the third bulb may be coupled along the polar axes of the first bulb, the second bulb, and the third bulb. The device of claim 1, wherein the textile structure may be mechanically and/or electrolytically detachable from a proximal portion at a joint. The first braid angle may be between 91° and 180°. The device may further comprise a proximal portion detachably coupled to the textile structure. Each of the first bulb, the second bulb, and the third bulb may have a shape of an ellipsoid or oblate spheroid may have a polar axis diameter smaller than an equatorial axis diameter. The first bulb, the second bulb, and the third bulb may be coupled along the polar axes of the first bulb, the second bulb, and the third bulb. The textile structure in the radially expanded state may further comprise a fourth bulb between the first bulb and the first neck and a fourth neck between the first bulb and the fourth bulb. The fourth bulb may have a sixth braid angle greater than the second braid angle, the third braid angle, the fourth braid angle, and the fifth braid angle. The fourth bulb may have a sixth diameter less than the first diameter and greater than the third diameter. The fourth bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into the vascular cavity. The fourth neck may have a seventh diameter less than the first diameter and the sixth diameter.

[0170] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vascular cavity comprises a textile structure changeable between a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state. The textile structure comprises, in the radially expanded state, a plurality of bulbs along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end. Each bulb is longitudinally spaced from another bulb by a neck. A proximal-most bulb of the plurality of bulbs has a porosity configured to reduce flow into the vascular cavity. The device further comprises proximal portion coupled to the textile structure at a joint proximal to the proximal-most bulb. The textile structure is detachable from the proximal portion at the joint.

[0171] The plurality of bulbs may comprise the proximal-most bulb, a second bulb distal to the proximal-most bulb, and a third bulb distal to the second bulb. The proximal-most bulb may have a first braid angle. The second bulb may have a second braid angle less than the first braid angle. The third bulb may have a third braid angle less than the first braid angle. The plurality of bulbs may comprise the proximal-most bulb, a second bulb distal to the proximal-most bulb, a third bulb distal to the second bulb, and a fourth bulb distal to the third bulb. The proximal-most bulb may have a first braid angle. The second bulb may have a second braid angle. The third bulb may have a third braid angle less than the first braid angle and the second braid angle. The fourth bulb may have a fourth braid angle less than the first braid angle and the second braid angle. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a shape of an ellipsoid or oblate spheroid having a polar axis diameter smaller than an equatorial axis diameter. The plurality of bulbs may be coupled along the polar axes. The device of claim 10, wherein the textile structure may be mechanically detachable from the proximal portion at the joint. The device of claim 10, wherein the textile structure may be electrolytically detachable from the proximal portion at the joint. The plurality of bulbs may comprise the proximal-most bulb, a second bulb distal to the proximal-most bulb, and a third bulb distal to the second bulb. The proximal-most bulb may have a first braid angle. The second bulb may have a second braid angle less than the first braid angle. The third bulb may have a third braid angle less than the first braid angle. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a shape of an ellipsoid or oblate spheroid having a polar axis diameter smaller than an equatorial axis diameter. The plurality of bulbs may be coupled along the polar axes.

[0172] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vascular cavity comprises a structure transformable between a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state. The structure comprises, in the radially expanded state, a plurality of bulbs. Each bulb is longitudinally spaced from another bulb by a neck. The plurality of bulbs comprises a proximal-most bulb having a porosity configured to inhibit flow into the vascular cavity.

[0173] The structure may comprise a plurality of wires. The plurality of bulbs may comprise the proximal-most bulb, a second bulb distal to the proximal-most bulb, and a third bulb distal to the second bulb. The proximal-most bulb may have a first braid angle. The second bulb may have a second braid angle less than the first braid angle. The third bulb may have a third braid angle less than the first braid angle. Each of the plurality of bulbs may have a shape of an ellipsoid or oblate spheroid having a polar axis diameter smaller than an equatorial axis diameter. The plurality of bulbs may be coupled along the polar axes.

[0174] In some embodiments, a method of treating a vessel comprises positioning a distal portion of a treatment device in the vessel. The distal portion comprises a plurality of filaments and pores between the filaments. The treatment device comprises a proximal portion. The proximal portion comprises a wire. The wire comprises shape-memory material. The wire has a distal end. The distal end of the wire comprises a first shape at a first temperature and a second shape at a second temperature different than the first temperature. The second shape is a straightened form of the first shape. The distal portion is coupled to the proximal portion at least by the pores between the filaments being entangled with the wire in the first shape. The method further comprises decoupling the proximal portion of the treatment device and the distal portion of the treatment device.

[0175] Decoupling may comprise changing the wire from the first temperature to the second temperature. The first temperature may be 25° C. and the second temperature may be 37° C. The first temperature may be 25° C. and the second temperature may be 18° C. The first shape may include a ball having an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of the distal portion where the distal portion is coupled to the proximal portion. The first shape may include radially outward dimples. The second shape may include linear. The wire may comprise a coiling portion proximal to the distal end. The coiling portion may comprise a coil at the first temperature and a straightened form of the coil at the second temperature. During decoupling, a proximal end of the wire may retract proximally. The distal portion may be coupled to the proximal portion at least by the plurality of filaments being welded to the wire by solder at a joint may have a tensile strength less than 2700 psi. Decoupling may comprise exerting a shear strength on the wire greater than 2700 psi. Decoupling may comprise changing the wire from the first temperature to the second temperature. The first temperature may be 25° C. and the second temperature may be 37° C. The first temperature may be 25° C. and the second temperature may be 18° C. The first shape may include a ball having an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of the distal portion where the distal portion is coupled to the proximal portion. The wire may comprise a coiling portion proximal to the distal end. The coiling portion may comprise a coil at the first temperature and a straightened form of the coil at the second temperature. During decoupling, a proximal end of the wire may retract proximally.

[0176] In some embodiments, a method of treating a vessel comprises positioning a distal portion of a treatment device in the vessel. The treatment device comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion comprises a tubular member. The tubular member comprises a distal end. The distal end of the tubular member comprises a socket. The distal portion comprises a plurality of filaments. At least one filament of the plurality of filaments comprises shape memory material. The at least one filament has a first shape at a first temperature and a second shape at a second temperature different than the first temperature. The first shape comprises a segment coupled to the proximal portion by interaction between the segment and the socket of the distal end of the tubular member. The second shape is a straightened form of the first shape. The method further comprises decoupling the proximal portion of the treatment device and the distal portion of the treatment device. Decoupling comprises changing the at least one filament from the first temperature to the second temperature.

[0177] The first temperature may be 25° C. and the second temperature may be 37° C. The first temperature may be 25° C. and the second temperature may be 18° C. The socket may include at least one of a slit, a recess, and a radially outward dimple. Before decoupling, the distal portion may be radially outward of the tubular member. Before decoupling, the tubular member may be radially outward of the distal portion.

[0178] In some embodiments, a method of treating a vessel comprises positioning a distal portion of a treatment device in the vessel. The treatment device comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion comprises a distal end. The distal end comprising a plurality of ridges. The distal portion comprises a plurality of filaments radially outward of the distal end of the proximal portion and pores between the filaments creating a plurality of grooves. The distal portion is coupled to the proximal portion at least by the plurality of grooves being entangled with the plurality of ridges. The method further comprises decoupling the proximal portion of the treatment device and the distal portion of the treatment device. Decoupling comprises disentangling the plurality of ridges and the plurality of grooves.

[0179] Decoupling the proximal portion and the distal portion may comprise rotating the proximal portion. The ridges may comprise threads at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the distal end of the proximal portion. The ridges may be transverse to a longitudinal axis of the distal end of the proximal portion. The ridges may be perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the distal end of the proximal portion. The distal end of the proximal portion may comprise a wire. The plurality of ridges may extend radially outward from the wire.

[0180] In some embodiments, a method of aspirating thrombi using a varying suction pattern includes inserting a distal end of a microcatheter within vasculature and advancing the distal end of the microcatheter to a location proximal to a thrombus. The method may optionally include inserting a thrombectomy device to at least partially span the thrombus. The thrombectomy device may comprise a first bulb having a first diameter, a second bulb having a second diameter and a third bulb having a third diameter. The second diameter may be greater than the first diameter and a third diameter is greater than the second diameter. The method may comprise applying suction to a proximal end of the microcatheter to aspirate the thrombus. The suction applied may comprises a repetitive pattern of varying suction intensity levels each applied for a particular time duration. In one embodiment, the repetitive pattern is a crescendo pattern.

[0181] The repetitive pattern may include three different suction intensity levels and at least one pause for a pause time duration. In some embodiments, the time duration of a first suction intensity level of the repetitive pattern is longer than the time duration of a second suction intensity level of the repetitive pattern. Applying suction to the proximal end of the microcatheter can comprise causing an automated control unit to apply the suction having the repetitive pattern. The repetitive pattern may comprise a first intensity level for a first time duration, a second intensity level for a second time duration, and a third intensity level for a third time duration, wherein the first intensity level is lower than the second intensity level and wherein the second intensity level is lower than the third intensity level. In one embodiment, the repetitive pattern comprises a pause for a fourth time duration between the third time duration and the first time duration. In some embodiments, the repetitive pattern comprises a pause for a fourth time duration between each of the time durations. The first time duration, the second time duration and the third time duration may be uniform or may vary. In some embodiments, the first intensity level is within a range between 100 mm Hg (approx. 13.3 kPa) and 350 mm Hg (approx. 46.7 kPa), the second intensity level is within a range between 351 mm Hg (approx. 46.8 kPa) and 550 mm Hg (approx. 73.3 kPa), and the third intensity level is within a range between 551 mm Hg (approx. 73.5 kPa) and 769 mm Hg (approx. 102.5 kPa).

[0182] In accordance with several embodiments, a method of aspirating thrombi using a varying suction pattern includes inserting a distal end of a microcatheter within vasculature to a location proximate a thrombus and causing suction to be applied to the location through the microcatheter in a repetitive suction pattern. In some embodiments, the repetitive suction pattern comprises a first intensity level for a first time duration, a second intensity level for a second time duration, a third intensity level for a third time duration, and a fourth time duration wherein suction is paused. The second intensity level may be greater than the first intensity level and the third intensity level may be greater than the second intensity level. In one embodiment, the first time duration, the second time duration and the third time duration are uniform. The repetitive suction pattern may comprise a pause having the fourth time duration between each of the first, second and third time durations. In one embodiment, the repetitive suction pattern comprises, in order, the first intensity level for the first time duration, a first pause for the fourth time duration, the second intensity level for the second time duration, a second pause for the fourth time duration, the third intensity level for the third time duration, and a third pause for the fourth time duration. In one embodiment, the repetitive suction pattern comprises, in order, the first intensity level for the first time duration, the second intensity level for the second time duration, the third intensity level for the third time duration, and a pause for the fourth time duration. In one embodiment, at least one of the four time durations is different from at least one of the other three time durations.

[0183] A method of aspirating thrombi using a varying suction pattern may include providing an aspiration system comprising a microcatheter, a thrombectomy device, suction tubing and a suction control unit. The aspiration system may be configured for causing suction to be applied by the suction control unit to a location proximate the thrombectomy device through the suction tubing coupled to a proximal end of the microcatheter upon user selection of one of a plurality of preconfigured repetitive suction patterns. Each of the repetitive suction pattern may comprise a first intensity level having a first time duration, a second intensity level having a second time duration, a third intensity level having a third time duration, and a fourth time duration wherein suction is paused. In one embodiment, the second intensity level is greater than the first intensity level and the third intensity level is greater than the second intensity level. A diameter of a lumen of the microcatheter may taper from a proximal end of the microcatheter to a distal end of the microcatheter or may be uniform. The thrombectomy device may comprise five to twenty self-expanding bulbs spaced apart by necks.

[0184] In some embodiments, a system for aspirating thrombi using a varying suction pattern includes a distal access microcatheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen. The distal end may include a balloon configured to provide flow arrest within a vessel. The system can include a second microcatheter sized to fit within the lumen of the distal access microcatheter, the second microcatheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen. The system may also include a disposable canister and a peristaltic motor pump comprising power electronics configured to control the peristaltic motor pump to provide suction having one of a plurality of preconfigured suction patterns. A particular suction pattern of the plurality of preconfigured suction patterns may be selected on a user interface of a control panel of the peristaltic motor pump unit. The particular suction pattern may be selected based on a particular clot burden or profile, thereby providing flexibility and customizability. Each of the plurality of preconfigured suction patterns may comprise a repetitive cycle pattern that includes at least two different suction intensity levels and at least one pause duration. The system may further include suction tubing coupled to the disposable canister, the suction tubing configured to extend from the disposable canister to a hub or port at the proximal end of the guide catheter or distal access microcatheter or the second microcatheter. The distal access microcatheter may include a hypotube having interspersed cut patterns, a plurality of filaments, a polymer and/or other features to facilitate suction. The different suction intensity levels and the at least one pause duration of the plurality of preconfigured suction patters are configured for facilitating increased aspiration of thrombi. In some embodiments, the system includes a thrombectomy device comprising a woven textile structure, the woven textile structure comprising a first bulb having a first diameter, a second bulb having a second diameter and a third bulb having a third diameter, wherein the second diameter is greater than the first diameter and wherein the third diameter is greater than the second diameter.

[0185] The repetitive cycle pattern may include three different suction intensity levels. The three different suction intensity levels may comprise a crescendo suction pattern. The repetitive cycle pattern may include at least one pause duration between each change in suction intensity level. In one embodiment, the repetitive cycle pattern comprises the following order: a first intensity level for a first time duration, a second intensity level for a second time duration, a third intensity level for a third time duration, wherein the second intensity level is greater than the first intensity level, and wherein the third intensity level is greater than the second intensity level. In one embodiment, the first intensity level is within a range between 100 mm Hg (approx. 13.3 kPa) and 350 mm Hg (approx. 46.7 kPa), the second intensity level is within a range between 351 mm Hg (approx. 46.8 kPa) and 550 mm Hg (approx. 73.3 kPa), and the third intensity level is within a range between 551 mm Hg (approx. 73.5 kPa) and 769 mm Hg (approx. 102.5 kPa). The suction tubing of the aspiration system may have a length ranging from 15 cm to 150 cm. The suction tubing may include an on/off switch or valve. In one embodiment, the lumen of the distal access microcatheter and the lumen of the second microcatheter are substantially uniform along their lengths. In one embodiment, the lumen of the distal access microcatheter and/or the second microcatheter includes a gradual tapering from the proximal end to the distal end. The time duration of a first suction intensity level of the repetitive cycle pattern may be longer than the duration of a second suction intensity level of the repetitive cycle pattern.

[0186] In some embodiments, a system for aspirating thrombi using a varying suction pattern includes a microcatheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen. The system may also include an automated motor pump and power electronics configured to provide suction through the lumen of the microcatheter having one of a plurality of preconfigured suction patterns. Each of the plurality of preconfigured suction patterns may comprise a repetitive pattern that includes at least three different suction intensity levels and at least one pause duration. The different intensity levels and the at least one pause duration of the plurality of preconfigured suction patters are configured for facilitating increased aspiration of thrombi. The system may also include suction tubing configured to extend from the automated motor pump to a hub or port at the proximal end of the microcatheter. The automated motor pump may be a peristaltic motor pump. In one embodiment, the repetitive pattern comprises at least one pause duration between each change in suction intensity level. In one embodiment, the repetitive pattern comprises the following order: a first intensity level for a first time duration, a second intensity level for a second time duration, a third intensity level for a third time duration, wherein the second intensity level is greater than the first intensity level, and wherein the third intensity level is greater than the second intensity level. The durations of the first time duration, the second time duration and the third time duration may each be between 1 second and 30 seconds. In one embodiment, a total suction duration is between 1 minute and 15 minutes.

[0187] In some embodiments, a system for aspirating thrombi using a varying suction pattern includes a guide catheter, a distal access microcatheter, or a microcatheter, (each comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen), and an automated suction device configured to provide suction through the lumen of the guide catheter, distal access microcatheter, or microcatheter having one of a plurality of preconfigured suction patterns, and suction tubing configured to extend from the automated suction device to a hub or port at the proximal end of the guide catheter, distal access microcatheter, or microcatheter. Each of the plurality of preconfigured suction patterns may comprise a repetitive pattern that includes at least two different suction intensity levels and at least one pause duration. In some embodiments, the repetitive pattern comprises at least one pause duration between each change in suction intensity level. In one embodiment, the repetitive pattern comprises the following order: a first intensity level for a first time duration, a second intensity level for a second time duration, a third intensity level for a third time duration, wherein the second intensity level is greater than the first intensity level, and wherein the third intensity level is greater than the second intensity level. The time durations may vary or may be uniform. In one embodiment, the suction pattern is a crescendo suction pattern.

[0188] In some embodiments, a system for aspirating thrombi using a varying suction pattern includes a mobile pump with an external control panel for generating repetitive suction patterns for aspiration. The system may also include a disposable canister and a peristaltic motor pump comprising power electronics configured to control the peristaltic motor pump to provide suction having one of a plurality of preconfigured suction patterns. In some embodiments, the mobile peristaltic motor pump is connected to an exhaust unit. In some embodiments, the system may include a peristaltic motor pump that is controlled by power electronics to generate the repetitive suction patterns including crescendo suction patterns, diminuendo suction patterns, a combination of both crescendo and diminuendo suction patterns, or combinations of other repetitive suction patterns, with a desired intensity and/or duration of negative suction pressure. The system may also include power electronics that may comprise a customized integrated circuit board or an integrated chip. The system may also include an external control panel that allows the operator to choose between various preconfigured repetitive suction patterns.

[0189] In some embodiments, the system may comprise an external control panel that may be customized by the operator to generate a plurality of new repetitive suction patterns. Each of the plurality of new repetitive suction patterns may comprise of at least two different suction intensity levels and at least one pause duration. The different intensity levels and the at least one pause duration of the plurality of customized new repetitive suction patters are configured for facilitating increased aspiration of thrombi.

[0190] In some embodiments, an implantable device for treating a vascular cavity comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure expandable from a compressed state to an expanded state. The textile structure comprises, in the expanded state, a first bulb, a second bulb, a first neck, a third bulb, a second neck, and a lumen configured to allow perfusion of blood through the textile structure. The first bulb comprises a first braid angle, a first diameter, and a first shape. The second bulb comprises a second braid angle, a second diameter, and a second shape. The first neck is between the first bulb and the second bulb. The third bulb comprises a third braid angle, a third diameter, and a third shape. The second bulb is between the first bulb and the third bulb. The second neck is between the second bulb and the third bulb. At least one of the first braid angle, the second braid angle, and the third braid angle is different from at least one other of the first braid angle, the second braid angle, and the third braid angle.

[0191] The second braid angle may be greater than the first braid angle and the third braid angle. The second diameter may be greater than the first diameter and the third diameter. The second diameter may be greater than the first diameter and the second diameter may be less than the third diameter. The second bulb may be elongate. The second braid angle may be less than the first braid angle and the third braid angle. The first braid angle may be greater than the second braid angle and the third braid angle. The second bulb may comprise a first portion having the second braid angle and a second portion having the first braid angle, and the second portion may be proximate to the first bulb. The second diameter may be greater than the first diameter and the third diameter. At least one of the plurality of wires may comprise a shape-memory alloy and the textile structure may be configured to self-expand from the compressed state to the expanded state. At least one of the first diameter, the second diameter, and the third diameter may be different from at least one other of the first diameter, the second diameter, and the third diameter. The textile structure may be tapered in the expanded state. The textile structure may be non-tapered in the expanded state. The first diameter may be between 2.75 mm and 3.25 mm, the second diameter may be between 5 mm and 6 mm, and the third diameter may be between 3.25 mm and 4 mm. The first diameter may be between 8 mm and 12 mm, the second diameter may be between 6 mm and 10 mm, and the third diameter may be between 6 mm and 10 mm. At least one of the first shape, the second shape, and the third shape may be different from at least one other of the first shape, the second shape, and the third shape. At least one of the first shape, the second shape, and the third shape may be spherical. At least one of the first shape, the second shape, and the third shape may be elongate. The textile structure may further comprise, in the expanded state, a third neck and a fourth neck, the first bulb between the first neck and the third neck and the third bulb between the second neck and the fourth neck. At least one of the first braid angle, the second braid angle, and the third braid angle may be between 91° and 180°. At least one of the first braid angle, the second braid angle, and the third braid angle may be configured to divert blood flow from the vascular cavity. At least one of the first bulb, the second bulb, and the third bulb may comprise a porosity between 60% and 78%. At least one of the first braid angle, the second braid angle, and the third braid angle may be between 0° and 90°. At least part of the textile structure may comprise a polymer coating. At least one of the first braid angle, the second braid angle, and the third braid angle may be configured to allow perfusion of blood to branch or perforating vessels. At least one of the first bulb, the second bulb, and the third bulb may be configured to at least partially expand a vessel proximate to the vascular cavity. A braid angle transition between the at least one of the first braid angle, the second braid angle, and the third braid angle and the at least one other of the first braid angle, the second braid angle, and the third braid angle may be gradual. At least two of the first braid angle, the second braid angle, and the third braid angle may be configured to divert blood flow from a plurality of aneurysms, the plurality of aneurysms including the vascular cavity. At least one of the first bulb, the second bulb, and the third bulb may have a picks per inch between 125 and 175. At least one the first neck and the second neck may have a same braid angle as the at least one of the first braid angle, the second braid angle, and the third braid angle.

[0192] An implantable device for treating a vascular cavity comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure expandable from a compressed state to an expanded state. The textile structure comprises, in the expanded state, a first segment, a second segment, and a lumen configured to allow perfusion of blood through the textile structure. The first segment comprises a first braid angle. The second segment comprises a second braid angle. The second braid angle is greater than the first braid angle. At least one of the first segment and the second segment comprises a bulb.

[0193] The first segment may comprise the bulb. The first segment may comprise the bulb and at least a portion of a second bulb. The second segment may comprise the bulb. The second segment may comprise the bulb and at least a portion of a second bulb. The bulb may be generally spherical. The bulb may be generally elongate. The textile structure may further comprise, in the expanded state, a third segment comprising a third braid angle greater than the first braid angle, the first segment between the second segment and the third segment. The textile structure may further comprise, in the expanded state, a third segment comprising a third braid angle, the second braid angle greater than the third braid angle, the second segment between the first segment and the third segment. The first segment may comprise the bulb, the second segment may comprise a second bulb, and the third segment may comprise a third bulb. The first bulb may be spherical and may have a first diameter, the second bulb may be elongate and may have a second diameter less than the first diameter, and the third bulb may be spherical and may have a third diameter less than the second diameter. The first segment may comprise the bulb and the second segment may comprise a second bulb. The first bulb may be elongate and may have a first diameter and the second bulb may be spherical and may have a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The second segment may comprise a first portion on a first circumferential side of the textile structure and a second portion on a second circumferential side of the textile structure opposite the first circumferential side. The second portion may comprise the second braid angle. The first portion may comprise a third braid angle less than the second braid angle. At least one of the plurality of wires may comprise a shape-memory alloy and the textile structure may be configured to self-expand from the compressed state to the expanded state. At least one of the plurality of wires may comprise radiopaque material. The second braid angle may be between 91° and 180°. The second braid angle may be configured to divert blood flow from the vascular cavity. The second segment may comprise a porosity between 60% and 78%. The first braid angle may be between 0° and 90°. The first segment may be configured to allow perfusion of blood to branch or perforating vessels. The bulb may be configured to at least partially expand a vessel proximate to the vascular cavity. A braid angle transition between the first braid angle and the second braid angle may be gradual.

[0194] In some embodiments, a vascular treatment device comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure expandable from a compressed state to an expanded state. The textile structure comprises a bulb in the expanded state, a lumen configured to allow perfusion of blood through the textile structure, a first portion configured to allow perfusion of blood transverse to a longitudinal axis of the textile structure, and a second portion configured to divert blood flow away from a vascular cavity. The second portion is circumferentially offset from at least part of the first portion.

[0195] The first portion may comprise a first braid angle and the second portion may comprise a second braid angle greater than the second braid angle. The second braid angle may be between 91° and 180°. The second portion may comprise a porosity between 60% and 78%. The first braid angle may be between 0° and 90°. The second portion may comprise a polymer coating. At least one of the plurality of wires may comprise a shape-memory alloy and the textile structure may be configured to self-expand from the compressed state to the expanded state. The bulb may be spherical. The bulb may be elongate. The bulb may comprise the second portion. The textile structure may comprise a plurality of bulbs, the plurality of bulbs comprising the bulb.

[0196] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a device for treating a vessel comprises arranging a first mandrel extension on a bulbous mandrel, arranging a second mandrel extension on the bulbous mandrel, arranging a third mandrel extension on the bulbous mandrel, and braiding a plurality of wires over the bulbous mandrel, the first mandrel extension, the second mandrel extension, and the third mandrel extension to form a textile structure comprising a first bulb, a first neck, a second bulb between the first bulb and the first neck, a second neck between the first bulb and the second bulb, a lateral neck, and a medial neck. The first neck, the second bulb, and the second neck extend from the first bulb along a longitudinal axis. The lateral neck extends from the first bulb at a first angle to the longitudinal axis. The medial neck extends from the first bulb at a second angle to the longitudinal axis.

[0197] Arranging the first mandrel extension may comprise coupling the first mandrel extension to a first sprocket in a first retainer in the bulbous mandrel. Arranging the second mandrel extension may comprise coupling the second mandrel extension to a second sprocket in a second retainer in the bulbous mandrel. Arranging the third mandrel extension may comprise coupling the third mandrel extension to a third sprocket in a third retainer in the bulbous mandrel. The method may further comprise, after arranging the first mandrel extension, the second mandrel extension, and the third mandrel extension, removing sprockets that are not coupled to the first mandrel extension, the second mandrel extension, or the third mandrel extension from other retainers in the bulbous mandrel. At least one of the first sprocket, the second sprocket, and the third sprocket may be rotatable between 0° and 180° relative to a surface of the bulbous mandrel proximate to the at least one sprocket. Arranging the first mandrel extension may comprise coupling the first mandrel extension in a first retainer in the bulbous mandrel. Arranging the second mandrel extension may comprise coupling the second mandrel extension in a second retainer in the bulbous mandrel. Arranging the third mandrel extension may comprise coupling the third mandrel extension in a third retainer in the bulbous mandrel. The method may further comprise heat treating the textile structure. The first bulb may have a first diameter, the first neck may have a second diameter less than the first diameter, the second bulb may have a third diameter greater than the first diameter, and the second neck may have a fourth diameter less than the second diameter and less than the third diameter. The first bulb may have a first braid angle and the first neck may have a second braid angle less than the first braid angle. The second bulb may have a third braid angle greater than the second braid angle. Each of the first bulb and the second bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The first bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The lateral neck may have a first length and the medial neck may have a second length less than the first length. The first bulb may have a first diameter and a first braid angle. The first neck may have a second diameter less than the first diameter and a second braid angle less than the first braid angle. The second bulb may have a third diameter greater than the first diameter. The second neck may have a fourth diameter less than the second diameter and less than the third diameter. The lateral neck may have a first length and the medial neck may have a second length less than the first length. At least one of the first mandrel extension, the second mandrel extension, and the third mandrel extension may comprise a bulb. The bulb may be generally spherical. At least one of the first mandrel extension, the second mandrel extension and the second mandrel extension may comprise a cylindrical shape. The lateral neck and the medial neck may each be in a different plane.

[0198] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a device for treating a vessel comprises arranging a plurality of mandrel extensions on a bulbous mandrel and braiding a plurality of wires around the bulbous mandrel and the plurality of mandrel extensions to form a textile structure. At least two of the plurality of mandrel extensions are at a non-linear angle to each other. The textile structure comprises an anchor bulb, a first neck extending from the anchor bulb, and a second neck extending from the anchor bulb. The second neck is at the non-linear angle to the first neck.

[0199] Arranging the plurality of mandrel extensions may comprise coupling each of the plurality of mandrel extensions to a sprocket in a retainer in the bulbous mandrel. Arranging the plurality of mandrel extensions may comprise coupling each of the mandrel extensions in a retainer in the bulbous mandrel. The method may further comprise heat treating the textile structure. At least one of the plurality of mandrel extensions may comprise a bulb. The first neck may comprise a first generally cylindrical portion, a second bulb, and a second generally cylindrical portion. The first generally cylindrical portion may be between the anchor bulb and the second bulb. The second bulb may be between the first generally cylindrical portion and the second generally cylindrical portion. Each of the anchor bulb and the second bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The anchor bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The anchor bulb may have a first braid angle and the second neck may have a second braid angle less than the first braid angle. The textile structure may further comprise a third neck extending from the anchor bulb. The anchor bulb may have a first braid angle and the third neck may have a third braid angle less than the first braid angle. At least one of the first neck, the second neck, and the third neck may be on a different plane than the others of the first neck, the second neck, and the third neck. The second neck may have a first length and the third neck may have a second length less than the first length.

[0200] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a device for treating a vessel comprises braiding a plurality of wires around a bulbous mandrel and a plurality of mandrel extensions to form a textile structure. The textile structure comprises a first bulb having a first braid angle, a first neck extending from the first bulb, and a second neck extending from the first bulb. The second neck has a second braid angle less than the first braid angle.

[0201] The method may further comprise arranging the plurality of mandrel extensions on the bulbous mandrel. Arranging the plurality of mandrel extensions may comprise coupling each of the plurality of mandrel extensions to a sprocket in a retainer in the bulbous mandrel. Arranging the plurality of mandrel extensions may comprise coupling each of the mandrel extensions in a retainer in the bulbous mandrel. The method may further comprise heat treating the textile structure. The first neck may comprise a second bulb. Each of the first bulb and the second bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The first bulb may have a porosity configured to decrease flow into an aneurysm. The textile structure may comprise a third neck extending from the first bulb. The third neck may have a third braid angle less than the first braid angle. The first neck may have a first length. The second neck may have a second length less than the first length. The third neck may have a third length less than the second length. The first neck may comprise a second bulb.

[0202] In some embodiments, a mandrel for manufacturing a vascular device for treating a vessel comprises an elongate strand having a longitudinal axis, a first bulb coupled to the elongate strand, a second bulb coupled to the elongate strand distal to the first bulb along the longitudinal axis of the elongate strand, a third bulb coupled to the elongate strand distal to the second bulb along the longitudinal axis of the elongate strand, a fourth bulb coupled to the elongate strand distal to the third bulb along the longitudinal axis of the elongate strand, a fifth bulb coupled to the elongate strand distal to the fourth bulb along the longitudinal axis of the elongate strand, a sixth bulb coupled to the elongate strand distal to the fifth bulb along the longitudinal axis of the elongate strand, a seventh bulb coupled to the elongate strand distal to the sixth bulb along the longitudinal axis of the elongate strand, an eighth bulb coupled to the elongate strand distal to the seventh bulb along the longitudinal axis of the elongate strand, a ninth bulb coupled to the elongate strand distal to the eighth bulb along the longitudinal axis of the elongate strand, and a tenth bulb coupled to the elongate strand distal to the ninth bulb along the longitudinal axis of the elongate strand. The first bulb comprises a first cylindrical hole. The elongate strand extends through the first cylindrical hole. The second bulb comprises a second cylindrical hole. The elongate strand extends through the second cylindrical hole. The first bulb and the second bulb have a first outer diameter. The third bulb comprises a third cylindrical hole. The elongate strand extends through the third cylindrical hole. The fourth bulb comprises a fourth cylindrical hole. The elongate strand extends through the fourth cylindrical hole. The third bulb and the fourth bulb have a second outer diameter smaller than the first outer diameter. The fifth bulb comprises a fifth cylindrical hole. The elongate strand extends through the fifth cylindrical hole. The sixth bulb comprises a sixth cylindrical hole. The elongate strand extends through the sixth cylindrical hole. The seventh bulb comprises a seventh cylindrical hole. The elongate strand extends through the seventh cylindrical hole. The fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, and the seventh bulb have a third outer diameter smaller than the second outer diameter. The eighth bulb comprises an eighth cylindrical hole. The elongate strand extends through the eighth cylindrical hole. The ninth bulb comprises a ninth cylindrical hole. The elongate strand extends through the ninth cylindrical hole. The tenth bulb comprises a tenth cylindrical hole. The elongate strand extends through the tenth cylindrical hole. The eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb have a fourth outer diameter smaller than the third outer diameter. At least one of the first bulb, the second bulb, the third bulb, the fourth bulb, the fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, the seventh bulb, the eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb has a spherical shape. A vascular device manufactured utilizing the mandrel is configured to treat a vessel.

[0203] The first bulb may have an oblong shape, the second bulb may have a spherical shape, the third bulb may have an oblong shape, the fourth bulb may have a spherical shape, the fifth bulb may have an oblong shape, the sixth bulb may have a spherical shape, the seventh bulb may have a spherical shape, the eighth bulb may have an oblong shape, the ninth bulb may have a spherical shape, and the tenth bulb may have a spherical shape. The first bulb may have a spherical shape, the second bulb may have a spherical shape, the third bulb may have a spherical shape, the fourth bulb may have a spherical shape, the fifth bulb may have a spherical shape, the sixth bulb may have a spherical shape, the seventh bulb may have a spherical shape, the eighth bulb may have a spherical shape, the ninth bulb may have a spherical shape, and the tenth bulb may have a spherical shape. At least two of the first bulb, the second bulb, the third bulb, the fourth bulb, the fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, the seventh bulb, the eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb may have different shapes. At least one of the first bulb, the second bulb, the third bulb, the fourth bulb, the fifth bulb, the sixth bulb, the seventh bulb, the eighth bulb, the ninth bulb, and the tenth bulb may have an oblong shape.

[0204] In some embodiments, a mandrel for manufacturing a vascular device for treating a vessel comprises an elongate stainless steel strand and a plurality of stainless steel bulbs is coupled to the elongate stainless steel strand. The elongate stainless steel strand has an outer diameter between 0.15 mm and 0.75 mm. The elongate stainless steel strand extends through each of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs. At least one stainless steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs has an outer diameter between 2.25 mm and 2.75 mm. At least one stainless steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs has an outer diameter between 2.75 mm and 3.25 mm. At least one stainless steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs has an outer diameter between 3.25 mm and 4 mm. A vascular device manufactured utilizing the mandrel is configured to treat a vessel.

[0205] The elongate stainless steel strand may have a longitudinal axis and the plurality of stainless steel bulbs may be aligned along the longitudinal axis of the elongate stainless steel strand. At least one stainless steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs may have a spherical shape. A first stainless steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs may have a different shape than a second stainless steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs. At least one stainless steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs may have an outer diameter between 1.5 mm and 2.25 mm. A first stainless steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs may be spaced from a second steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs by a length between 0.25 times and 2 times the outer diameter of the first stainless steel bulb. The first stainless steel bulb may be proximal to the second stainless steel bulb. A first stainless steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs may be spaced from a second stainless steel bulb of the plurality of stainless steel bulbs by a hypotube having a diameter between 0.15 mm and 0.75 mm. The elongate stainless steel strand may comprise a separable intermediate portion. The plurality of stainless steel bulbs may comprise six stainless steel bulbs. The plurality of stainless steel bulbs may comprise ten stainless steel bulbs.

[0206] In some embodiments, a mandrel for manufacturing a vascular device for treating a vessel comprises a first mandrel piece and a second mandrel piece. The first mandrel piece comprises a first elongate strand and a first plurality of bulbs coupled to the first elongate strand. The first elongate strand includes an uncoupled proximal end and a distal end. The first elongate strand extends through each of the first plurality of bulbs. The second mandrel piece comprises a second elongate strand and a second plurality of bulbs coupled to the second elongate strand. The second elongate strand includes a proximal end and an uncoupled distal end. The second elongate strand extends through each of the second plurality of bulbs. The device further comprises an intermediate portion coupling the distal end of the first elongate strand and the proximal end of the second elongate strand. The first mandrel piece is separable from the second mandrel piece in the intermediate portion. A vascular device manufactured utilizing the mandrel is configured to treat a vessel.

[0207] Each of the second plurality of bulbs may have an outer diameter greater than an outer diameter of each of the first plurality of bulbs. Each of the first plurality of bulbs and the second plurality of bulbs may have an outer diameter between 1 mm and 6 mm. Each of the first plurality of bulbs and the second plurality of bulbs may have an outer diameter between 4 mm and 10 mm. At least one of the first plurality of bulbs may have a spherical shape and at least one of the second plurality of bulbs may have a spherical shape.

[0208] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a hypotube and a balloon. The hypotube comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a lumen. At least a portion of the hypotube comprises a first pattern and a second pattern. The first pattern comprises longitudinally-spaced rows. Each of the rows of the first pattern comprises two kerfs and two stems. The two stems in each of the rows of the first pattern are circumferentially opposite. The stems of the first pattern are offset in a first circumferential direction. The second pattern comprises longitudinally-spaced rows. Each of the rows of the second pattern comprises two kerfs and two stems. The two stems in each of the rows of the second pattern are circumferentially opposite. The stems of the second pattern are offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction. The rows of the second pattern are singly alternatingly interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. The balloon is radially outward of the hypotube.

[0209] The portion of the hypotube may be radially inward of the balloon. The lumen may be in fluid communication with the balloon through at least some of the kerfs of the first pattern and at least some of the kerfs of the second pattern. The hypotube may further comprise an aperture. The lumen may be in fluid communication with the balloon through the aperture. The portion of the hypotube may include part of the hypotube not radially inward of the balloon. The part of the hypotube not radially inward of the balloon may include a portion of the hypotube proximal to the balloon. The part of the hypotube not radially inward of the balloon may include a portion of the hypotube distal to the balloon. The part of the hypotube not radially inward of the balloon may include a portion of the hypotube proximal to the balloon and a portion of the hypotube distal to the balloon. The part of the hypotube not radially inward of the balloon may include an inner coating and/or an outer coating occluding the kerfs of the first pattern and the kerfs of the second pattern in the part of the hypotube not radially inward of the balloon. The part of the hypotube not radially inward of the balloon may include a polymer occluding the kerfs of the first pattern and the kerfs of the second pattern in the part of the hypotube not radially inward of the balloon. The distal end of the hypotube may comprise an occlusion. The device may further comprise an atraumatic tip distal to the hypotube. The atraumatic tip may comprise a tapered inner diameter and a distal opening occludable by a catheter inserted through the lumen. The device may further comprise a strain relief proximal to the hypotube. The device may further comprise a distal radiopaque marker proximate to a distal end of the balloon and a proximal radiopaque marker proximate to a proximal end of the balloon. At least one of the distal radiopaque marker and the proximal radiopaque marker may comprise a kerf of the first pattern or a kerf of the second pattern filled with radiopaque material. The device may further comprise additional radiopaque markers between the distal radiopaque marker and the proximal radiopaque marker. The additional radiopaque markers may be at intervals configured to provide measurement of features of the vessel. The rows of the first pattern and the rows of the second pattern may be at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. At least some of the kerfs of the first pattern and at least some of the kerfs of the second pattern may have rounded edges. A pitch between the rows of the first pattern and the rows of the second pattern may vary along the longitudinal axis. The hypotube may comprise stainless steel. The hypotube may comprise nitinol. The hypotube may have a length between 45 cm and 150 cm. The hypotube may have a length between 80 cm and 100 cm. The hypotube may have a length between 80 cm and 150 cm.

[0210] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a tubular member. The tubular member comprises a first portion, a second portion distal to the first portion, and a third portion distal to the second portion. The second portion comprises a plurality of patterns each comprising longitudinally-spaced rows. Each of the rows comprises two kerfs and two stems. The stems within each of the plurality of patterns are offset in a circumferential direction. The circumferential direction of at least two patterns of the plurality of patterns is opposite. The second portion further comprises an inflatable element radially outward of the tubular member.

[0211] The tubular member may comprise a lumen in fluid communication with the inflatable element through at least some of the kerfs of the plurality of patterns. The third portion may comprise the plurality of patterns. The third portion may comprise an occlusion of the tubular member. The third portion may comprise an atraumatic tip. The atraumatic tip may comprise a tapered inner diameter and a distal opening occludable by a catheter inserted through a lumen of the tubular member. The device may further comprise a strain relief proximal to the first portion. The rows of the plurality of patterns may be at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tubular member. At least some of the kerfs of the plurality of patterns may have rounded edges. A pitch between the rows of the plurality of patterns may vary along a length of the tubular member. The tubular member may have a length between 45 cm and 150 cm. The tubular member may have a length between 80 cm and 100 cm. The tubular member may have a length between 80 cm and 150 cm.

[0212] In some embodiments, a device for treating a vessel comprises a first segment and a second segment distal to the first segment. The first segment comprises a first portion of a tubular member. The second comprises a second portion of the tubular member. The second portion of the tubular member comprises a plurality of patterns of longitudinally-spaced rows and an inflatable element radially outward of the second portion of the tubular member. Each of the rows comprises two kerfs and two stems. The stems within each of the plurality of patterns are offset in a circumferential direction. The circumferential direction of at least two patterns of the plurality of patterns are opposite.

[0213] The device may further comprise a third segment distal to the second segment. The third segment may comprise a third portion of the hypotube. The third portion of the tubular member may comprise the plurality of patterns. The third segment may comprise an occlusion of the tubular member. The third segment may comprise an atraumatic tip. The atraumatic tip may comprise a tapered inner diameter and a distal opening occludable by a catheter inserted through a lumen of the tubular member. The device may further comprise a fourth segment proximal to the first segment. The first segment may comprise a strain relief. The tubular member may comprise a lumen in fluid communication with the inflatable element through at least some of the kerfs of the plurality of patterns. The rows of the plurality of patterns may be at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the tubular member. At least some of the kerfs of the plurality of patterns may have rounded edges. A pitch between the rows of the plurality of patterns may vary along a length of the tubular member. The tubular member may have a length between 45 cm and 150 cm. The tubular member may have a length between 80 cm and 100 cm. The tubular member may have a length between 80 cm and 150 cm.

[0214] In some embodiments, a method of treating a vessel comprises providing a device for treating the vessel. The device comprises a hypotube and a balloon. The hypotube comprises a lumen, a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. At least a portion of the hypotube comprises a first pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows and a second pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows. Each of the rows of the first pattern comprises two kerfs and two stems. The two stems in each of the rows of the first pattern are circumferentially opposite. The stems of the first pattern are offset in a first circumferential direction. Each of the rows of the second pattern comprises two kerfs and two stems. The two stems in each of the rows of the second pattern are circumferentially opposite. The stems of the second pattern are offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction. The rows of the second pattern are singly alternatingly interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. The balloon is radially outward of the hypotube. The balloon is inflatable by delivering fluid through the lumen.

[0215] The method may further comprise tracking the device in the vessel. The method may further comprise inflating the balloon. Inflating the balloon may comprise performing angioplasty. Inflating the balloon may comprise performing atherectomy. The method may further comprise rotating the device. Inflating the balloon may comprise expanding an endoprosthesis. The endoprosthesis may comprise a stent. The endoprosthesis may comprise a valve. The method may further comprise inserting a catheter into the lumen until the catheter occludes the distal end of the hypotube. The method may further comprise, after inserting the catheter, inflating the balloon. The method may comprise performing thrombectomy. The method may comprise aspirating a thrombus. The method may comprise providing temporary flow arrest. The method may comprise providing distal embolic protection. The balloon may comprise a drug coated balloon. The balloon may comprise a drug eluting balloon. The device may comprise a plurality of radiopaque markers along at regular intervals. The method may further comprise measuring a dimension. The dimension may comprise a diameter of the vessel. The dimension may comprise a length of a clot in the vessel. The dimension may comprise a degree of a stenosis in the vessel. The dimension may comprise a length of a mouth of an aneurysm. The vessel may comprise a peripheral vessel and the hypotube may have a length between 45 cm and 150 cm. The vessel may comprise a coronary vessel and the hypotube may have a length between 80 cm and 100 cm. The vessel may comprise a neuro vessel and the hypotube may have a length between 80 cm and 150 cm.

[0216] In some embodiments, a method of modifying a hypotube comprises holding the hypotube at a height using a bushing, a plurality of collets, and a hypotube clamp. The bushing and plurality of collets are arranged to inhibit sag of the hypotube to be less than 3% of the height. The bushing, the plurality of collets, and the hypotube clamp are aligned at the height. The method further comprises focusing a laser beam at the hypotube. Focusing the laser beam at the hypotube comprises cutting a pattern into the hypotube for a duration. The pattern comprises a first plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows and a second plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows. Each of the first plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows comprises two kerfs and two stems. The stems of the first plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows are offset in a first circumferential direction. Each of the second plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows comprises two kerfs and two stems. The longitudinally-spaced rows of the second plurality of longitudinally-spaced rows are interspersed with the longitudinally-spaced rows of the first plurality of longitudinally-spaced. The stems of the second plurality of longitudinally spaced rows are offset in a second circumferential direction opposite the first circumferential direction. The method further comprises, during cutting the pattern into the hypotube, longitudinally advancing the hypotube toward a spiral collector using the hypotube clamp. The method further comprises winding the hypotube including the pattern in the spiral collector and flowing gas into the spiral collector. Flowing the gas into the spiral collector comprises cooling the hypotube. Flowing the gas into the spiral collector is for at least a portion of the duration.

[0217] Cooling the hypotube may comprise reducing a heat affected zone. The gas may comprise air and/or inert gas. Flowing the gas into the spiral collector may comprise flowing the gas into the spiral collector at a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. Flowing the gas into the spiral collector may be for the duration. Holding the hypotube may comprise applying a variable tension at the hypotube clamp. The method may comprise inhibiting forming fissures (e.g., including fractures) in the hypotube.

[0218] In some embodiments, a method of modifying a hypotube comprises focusing a laser beam at the hypotube. Focusing the laser beam at the hypotube comprises cutting a pattern into the hypotube for a duration. The method further comprises, during cutting the pattern into the hypotube, longitudinally advancing the hypotube toward a spiral collector. The method further comprises winding the hypotube including the pattern in the spiral collector and flowing gas into the spiral collector. Flowing the gas into the spiral collector comprises cooling the hypotube.

[0219] Cooling the hypotube may comprise reducing a heat affected zone. Flowing the gas into the spiral collector may comprise flowing the gas into the spiral collector at a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. The gas may comprise air and/or inert gas. Flowing the gas into the spiral collector may occur for the duration. Flowing the gas into the spiral collector may be during a portion of the duration. The method may further comprise holding the hypotube at a height using a bushing, a plurality of collets, and a hypotube clamp. The bushing and plurality of collets may be configured to inhibit sag of the hypotube to be less than 3% of the height. The pattern may comprise a first pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows and a second pattern of longitudinally-spaced rows. The rows of the first pattern may include two kerfs and two stems. The rows of the first pattern may be at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The kerfs of the rows of the first pattern may have rounded edges. The two stems in the rows of the first pattern may be circumferentially opposite. The stems in the rows of the first pattern may be offset in a first circumferential direction. A pitch of the rows of the first pattern may vary longitudinally along the hypotube. The rows of the second pattern may include two kerfs and two stems. The rows of the second pattern may be at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the hypotube. The kerfs of the rows of the second pattern may have rounded edges. The two stems in the rows of the second pattern may be circumferentially opposite. The rows of the second pattern may be singly alternatingly interspersed with the rows of the first pattern. The stems of the second pattern may be offset in a second circumferential direction. The second circumferential direction may be opposite the first circumferential direction. A pitch of the rows of the second pattern may vary longitudinally along the hypotube.

[0220] In some embodiments, a method of modifying a hypotube comprises cutting the hypotube with a laser cut pattern, winding the hypotube in a spiral collector and flowing gas into the spiral collector. Flowing the gas into the spiral collector comprises cooling the hypotube. The method may comprise inhibiting forming fissures (e.g., including fractures) in the hypotube.

[0221] Flowing the gas into the spiral collector may comprise flowing the gas into the spiral collector at a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. The gas may comprise air and/or inert gas. The method may further comprise holding the hypotube at a height using a bushing, a plurality of collets, and a hypotube clamp. The bushing and plurality of collets may be configured to inhibit sag of the hypotube to be less than 3% of the height. The bushing, the plurality of collets, and the hypotube clamp may be aligned at the height. The pattern may comprise a plurality of patterns each comprising longitudinally-spaced rows. Each of the longitudinally-spaced rows may comprise two kerfs and two stems. The stems within each of the plurality of patterns being may be offset in a circumferential direction. The circumferential direction of at least two patterns of the plurality of patterns may be opposite.

[0222] In some embodiments, a method for making a cut hypotube comprises winding a hypotube in a spiral collector and flowing gas into the spiral collector. Flowing the gas into the spiral collector comprises cooling the hypotube. The hypotube may be cut with a pattern.

[0223] Flowing the gas into the spiral collector may comprise flowing the gas into the spiral collector at a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. The gas may comprise air and/or inert gas. The method may further comprise holding the hypotube at a height using a bushing, a plurality of collets, and a hypotube clamp. The bushing and plurality of collets may be configured to inhibit sag of the hypotube to be less than 3% of the height. The bushing, the plurality of collets, and the hypotube clamp may be aligned at the height. The pattern may comprise a plurality of patterns each comprising longitudinally-spaced rows. Each of the longitudinally-spaced rows may comprise two kerfs and two stems. The stems within each of the plurality of patterns being may be offset in a circumferential direction. The circumferential direction of at least two patterns of the plurality of patterns may be opposite. The method may comprise inhibiting forming fissures (e.g., including fractures) in the hypotube.

[0224] In some embodiments, a system for removal of slag during laser cutting of a hypotube by a laser cutting system comprises a laser nozzle, a gas cooling system, a water inlet regulator, and a slag collecting device. The laser nozzle is configured to flow gas onto an external surface of a hypotube during the laser cutting. The gas cooling system includes a gas supply, a connection member fluidly coupling the gas supply and the laser nozzle, and a gas inflow valve positioned along the connection member. The gas inflow valve is configured to regulate the gas that flows into the laser nozzle from the gas supply through the connection member. The water inlet regulator includes a source of water, a plurality of water injection tubes coupled to the source of water and configured to be coupled to an end of the hypotube, a pressure valve configured to flow water through the plurality of water injection tubes, and a water inlet gate configured to inject the water into an inner lumen of the hypotube at a velocity configured to facilitate removal of slag generated during the laser cutting of the hypotube. The external water inlet regulator is configured to cool the hypotube during the laser cutting. The slag collecting device is configured to collect the removed slag.

[0225] The gas may comprise air (e.g., ambient air). The gas may comprise inert gas. The gas may have a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. The plurality of water injection tubes may comprise, consists of, or consist essentially of a first water injection tube coupled to the source of water, a second water injection tube, a third water injection tube, and a fourth water injection tube configured to be proximate to the end of the hypotube. The second water injection tube may be between the first water injection tube and the third water injection tube. The third water injection tube may be between the second water injection tube and the fourth water injection tube. The first water injection tube may have a first diameter. The second water injection tube may have a second diameter. The second diameter may be less than the first diameter. The third water injection tube may have a third diameter. The third diameter may be less than the second diameter. The fourth injection tube may have a fourth diameter. The fourth diameter may be less than the third diameter.

[0226] In some embodiments, a system for removal of slag during laser cutting of a hypotube by a laser cutting system comprises a laser nozzle, a cooling system, and a fluid inlet regulator. The laser nozzle is configured to flow gas onto an external surface of a hypotube during the laser cutting. The cooling system includes a supply of gas, a connection member fluidly coupling the supply of gas and the laser nozzle, and a gas inflow valve positioned along the connection member. The gas inflow valve is configured to regulate the gas that flows into the laser nozzle from the supply of gas through the connection member. The fluid inlet regulator includes a source of fluid, a fluid injection tube coupled to the source of fluid and configured to be coupled to an end of the hypotube, a pressure valve configured to flow fluid through the fluid injection tube, and an inlet gate configured to inject the fluid into an inner lumen of the hypotube at a velocity configured to facilitate removal of slag generated during laser cutting of the hypotube.

[0227] The fluid may comprise ethylene glycol. The fluid may comprise slurry. The fluid may comprise water. The fluid injection tube may comprise a plurality of fluid injection tubes arranged in series with a diameter of each successive injection tube being smaller than the preceding injection tube. The gas may comprise air (e.g., ambient air). The gas may comprise inert gas. The gas may have a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C.

[0228] In some embodiments, a system for removal of slag during laser cutting of a hypotube by a laser cutting system comprises a cooling system and a cooling fluid inlet regulator. The cooling system is configured to be coupled to a laser nozzle of a laser cutting system. The cooling system includes a supply of gas and a gas inflow valve configured to regulate the gas that flows into the laser nozzle from the supply of gas in a manner so as to facilitate slag removal. The cooling fluid inlet regulator is configured to inject cooling fluid into an inner lumen of a hypotube during laser cutting by the laser cutting system at a velocity configured to facilitate removal of slag generated during the laser cutting of the hypotube. The cooling fluid inlet regulator is configured to cool the hypotube during the laser cutting.

[0229] The gas may comprise air (e.g., ambient air). The gas may comprise inert gas. The gas may have a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. The cooling fluid inlet regulator may include a plurality of injection tubes arranged in series with a diameter of each successive injection tube being smaller than the preceding injection tube. The cooling fluid may comprise water.

[0230] In some embodiments, a vascular device comprises a wire, a hypotube distal to the wire, and a textile structure coupled to the hypotube. The wire has a first austenitic finish temperature and comprises a first shape set. The hypotube comprises a lumen. A portion of the wire is coupled inside the lumen of the hypotube at a joint. The hypotube has a second austenitic finish temperature and comprises a second shape set. The second austenitic finish temperature is different than the first austenitic finish temperature. The textile structure comprises a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of necks. The first shape set may be different than the second shape set.

[0231] In some embodiments, a vascular device comprises a wire and a tubular member. The wire has a first austenitic finish temperature and comprises a first shape set. The tubular member comprises a lumen. The tubular member has a second austenitic finish temperature and comprises a second shape set. The second austenitic finish temperature is different than the first austenitic finish temperature. A portion of the wire is coupled inside the lumen of the tubular member at a joint.

[0232] The tubular member may comprise a first longitudinal section and a second longitudinal section. The first longitudinal section may have the second austenitic finish temperature. The first longitudinal section may comprise the second shape set. The second longitudinal section may have a third austenitic finish temperature. The second longitudinal section may comprise a third shape set. The third austenitic finish temperature may be different than the second austenitic finish temperature. The tubular member may be distal to the wire. The first shape set may be different than the second shape set. The tubular member may comprise a hypotube. The tubular member may comprise a braided tubular structure. The device may further comprise a textile structure coupled to the tubular member. The textile structure may comprise a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of necks. The tubular member may comprise a cut pattern.

[0233] In some embodiments, a vascular device comprises a tubular element. The tubular element comprises a plurality of longitudinal sections. The plurality of longitudinal sections includes a first longitudinal section and a second longitudinal section. The first longitudinal section has a first austenitic finish temperature. The second longitudinal section has a second austenitic finish temperature different than the first austenitic finish temperature.

[0234] The plurality of longitudinal sections may further comprise a third longitudinal section and a fourth longitudinal section. The third longitudinal section may have a third austenitic finish temperature different than the first austenitic finish temperature and the second austenitic finish temperature. The fourth longitudinal section may have a fourth austenitic finish temperature different than the first austenitic finish temperature, the second austenitic finish temperature, and the third austenitic finish temperature. The first longitudinal section may comprise a first material and the second longitudinal section may comprise a second material different than the first material. The first longitudinal section may comprise a material and the second longitudinal section may comprise the same material. The first longitudinal section may comprise a first shape set and the second longitudinal section may comprise a second shape set different than the first shape set. The first longitudinal section may comprise a shape set and the second longitudinal section may comprise the same shape set. The second longitudinal section may be distal to the first longitudinal section. The first longitudinal section may be configured to provide torquability and the second longitudinal section may be configured to provide flexibility. At least one of the first longitudinal section and the second longitudinal section may be shape set to a straight configuration. The device may further comprise a textile structure coupled to the tubular element. The textile structure may comprise a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of necks. The tubular element may comprise a cut pattern.

[0235] In some embodiments, a method of heat treating a tubular device comprises spooling part of the tubular device around a first reel. A first longitudinal section of the tubular device extends from the first reel into a heat treatment chamber comprising bath media and towards a second reel. The method further comprises heat treating the first longitudinal section of the tubular device in the heat treatment chamber to have a first austenitic finish temperature. Heat treating the first longitudinal section comprises flowing gas through a heating element and a porous plate and into the heat treatment chamber. The gas fluidizes the bath media. The method further comprises spooling the first longitudinal section of the tubular device around the second reel. A second longitudinal section of the tubular device extends from the first reel into the heat treatment chamber and towards the second reel. The method further comprises heat treating the second longitudinal section of the tubular device in the heat treatment chamber to have a second austenitic finish temperature different than the first austenitic finish temperature. Heat treating the second longitudinal section comprises flowing gas through the heating element and the porous plate and into the heat treatment chamber. The gas fluidizes the bath media. The method further comprises spooling the second longitudinal section of the tubular device around the second reel. A third longitudinal section of the tubular device extends from the first reel into the heat treatment chamber and towards the second reel. The method further comprises heat treating the third longitudinal section of the tubular device in the heat treatment chamber to have a third austenitic finish temperature different than the first austenitic finish temperature and the second austenitic finish temperature. Heat treating the third longitudinal section comprises flowing gas through the heating element and the porous plate and into the heat treatment chamber. The gas fluidizes the bath media. The method further comprises spooling the third longitudinal section of the tubular device around the second reel. A fourth longitudinal section of the tubular device extends from the first reel into the heat treatment chamber and towards the second reel. The method further comprises heat treating the fourth longitudinal section of the tubular device in the heat treatment chamber to have a fourth austenitic finish temperature different than the first austenitic finish temperature, the second austenitic finish temperature, and the third austenitic finish temperature. Heat treating the fourth longitudinal section comprises flowing gas through the heating element and the porous plate and into the heat treatment chamber. The gas fluidizes the bath media.

[0236] The tubular device may comprise a hypotube and a wire. The hypotube may comprise a lumen. A portion of the wire may be coupled inside the lumen of the hypotube. The tubular device may comprise a hypotube. The tubular device may comprise a woven tubular structure.

[0237] In some embodiments, a method of heat treating a tubular device comprises spooling part of the tubular device around a first reel. The tubular device comprises a plurality of longitudinal sections. The tubular device extends from the first reel into a heat treatment chamber comprising bath media and towards a second reel. The method further comprises heat treating the plurality of longitudinal sections in the heat treatment chamber. After heat treating, each of the plurality of longitudinal sections has a different austenitic finish temperature. Heat treating the plurality of longitudinal sections comprises flowing gas into the heat treatment chamber. The gas fluidizes the bath media. The method further comprises, between heat treating each of the longitudinal sections, spooling the tubular device around the second reel and unspooling the tubular device from the first reel.

[0238] Heat treating the plurality of longitudinal sections may comprise flowing the gas through a heating element. Heat treating the plurality of longitudinal sections may comprise flowing the gas through a porous plate. The tubular device may comprise a hypotube and a wire. The hypotube may comprise a lumen. A portion of the wire may be coupled inside the lumen of the hypotube. The tubular device may comprise a hypotube. The hypotube may comprise a cut pattern. The tubular device may comprise a woven tubular structure. At least one longitudinal section of the plurality of longitudinal sections may comprise a different material than another longitudinal section of the plurality of longitudinal sections. At least one longitudinal section of the plurality of longitudinal sections may comprise a different shape set than at least another longitudinal section of the plurality of longitudinal sections. At least one longitudinal section of the plurality of longitudinal sections may be shape set to a straight configuration. The plurality of longitudinal sections may comprise between 1 and 15 longitudinal sections.

[0239] In some embodiments, a method of heat treating a tubular device comprises heat treating a first longitudinal section of the tubular device to have a first austenitic finish temperature and heat treating a second longitudinal section of the tubular device to have a second austenitic finish temperature different than the first austenitic finish temperature.

[0240] Heat treating each of the first longitudinal section and the second longitudinal section may comprise flowing gas into a heat treatment chamber. The gas may fluidize bath media in the heat treatment chamber. The method may further comprise, between heat treating the first longitudinal section and heat treating the second longitudinal section, spooling the tubular device between a first spool and a second spool. The tubular device may comprise a hypotube. The tubular device may comprise a hypotube and a wire. The hypotube may comprise a lumen. A portion of the wire may be coupled inside the lumen of the hypotube.

[0241] In some embodiments, a device for treating a lumen comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a joint reversibly coupling the proximal portion and the distal portion. The proximal portion comprises a wire and a tubular element. The wire comprises shape-memory material and has a distal end. The distal end of the wire comprises a first shape at a first temperature and a second shape at a second temperature different than the first temperature. The second shape is a straightened form of the first shape. The distal portion comprises a plurality of filaments and pores between the filaments. The joint comprises the plurality of filaments and the pores between the filaments being engaged with the wire in the first shape and with the tubular element.

[0242] The first shape may include a ball having an outer diameter greater than an inner diameter of the distal portion. The first shape may include radially outward dimples. The second shape may comprise a linear shape. The wire may comprise a coiling portion proximal to the distal end. The coiling portion may comprise a coil at the first temperature and a straightened form of the coil at the second temperature. The distal end of the wire may comprise a third shape at a third temperature different from the first temperature and the second temperature. The third shape may be an expanded form of the first shape. The plurality of filaments may be woven into a textile structure comprising a plurality of bulbs and necks distal to the joint. The joint may comprise solder between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The joint may have a tensile strength less than 18,600 kPa.

[0243] In some embodiments, a device for treating a lumen comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a joint reversibly coupling the proximal portion and the distal portion. The proximal portion comprises a tubular member having a distal end comprising a socket. The distal portion comprises a plurality of filaments. At least one filament of the plurality of filaments comprises shape memory material. A proximal part of the distal portion includes the at least one filament. The proximal part has a first shape at a first temperature and a second shape at a second temperature different than the first temperature. The second shape is a straightened form of the first shape. The joint comprises the proximal part of the distal portion mechanically forced into the socket.

[0244] The socket may include a slit, a recess, and/or a radially outward dimple. The joint may comprise the distal portion radially outward of the tubular member. The joint may comprise the tubular member radially outward of the distal portion. The proximal part may comprise a third shape at a third temperature different from the first temperature and the second temperature. The third shape may be further mechanically forced into the socket. The plurality of filaments may be woven into a textile structure comprising a plurality of bulbs and necks distal to the joint.

[0245] In some embodiments, a device for treating a lumen comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a joint reversibly coupling the proximal portion and the distal portion. The proximal portion comprises a distal end comprising a plurality of ridges. The distal portion comprises a plurality of filaments and pores between the plurality of filaments. The pores create a plurality of grooves. The joint comprises the plurality of ridges mechanically forced into the plurality of grooves. The plurality of ridges are configured to disengage from the plurality of grooves upon rotation of the distal end of the proximal portion.

[0246] The ridges may comprise threads at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the distal end of the proximal portion. The ridges may be perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the distal end of the proximal portion. The distal end of the proximal portion may comprise a wire. The plurality of ridges may extend radially outward from the wire. The plurality of grooves may have variable thicknesses. The plurality of filaments may be woven into a textile structure comprising a plurality of bulbs and necks distal to the joint.

[0247] In some embodiments, a system for aspirating thrombi using a varying suction pattern includes a guide catheter and a distal access microcatheter, each comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen. The distal end of the distal access microcatheter may include a balloon configured to provide flow arrest within a vessel. The system can include a second microcatheter sized to fit within the lumen of the distal access microcatheter, the second microcatheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen. In some embodiments, the system may include a distal access microcatheter sized to fit within the lumen of the guide catheter, the distal access microcatheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen.

[0248] In some embodiments, the guide catheter, the distal access microcatheter, and/or the microcatheter may be used like a balloon guide catheter, for example to provide temporary flow arrest and/or as an adjunct device during thrombus aspiration. In some embodiments, the catheter may have a length between 45 cm and 150 cm, between 45 cm and 80 cm (e.g., 75 cm) (e.g., for use in peripheral vasculature), between 80 cm and 100 cm (e.g., 100 cm) (e.g., for use in coronary vasculature), between 80 cm and 150 cm (e.g., 125 cm) (e.g., for use in neurovasculature). The guide catheter, the distal access microcatheter, and/or the microcatheter may have a wall thickness between 0.00075 inches (approx. 0.02 mm) and 0.04 inches (approx. 1 mm), which can allow for incorporating a proximal portion within the walls of the guide catheter, the distal access microcatheter, and/or the second microcatheter. In some embodiments, the guide catheter, the distal access microcatheter, and/or the second microcatheter may have an inner diameter between 4 Fr (approx. 1.33 mm) and 7 Fr (approx. 2.33 mm) for example, 5 Fr (approx. 1.67 mm), and an outer diameter between 5 Fr (approx. 1.67 mm) and 9 Fr (approx. 3 mm) for example, 6 Fr (approx. 2 mm).

[0249] In some embodiments, the guide catheter, the distal access microcatheter, and/or the microcatheter may comprise a hypotube (e.g., an uncut hypotube and/or a hypotube cut with a plurality of interspersed offset patterns as described herein) and/or a plurality of filaments (e.g., woven, knitted, spiraled, etc.) as reinforcement, for example in combination with a polymer inward and/or outward thereof.

[0250] In some embodiments, the guide catheter, the distal access microcatheter, and/or the microcatheter is reinforced with the proximal portion, for example to inherit the maneuverability advantages of the proximal portion (e.g., to facilitate proximal support and distal flexibility). In some embodiments, the guide catheter, the distal access microcatheter, and/or the microcatheter comprises a parameter (e.g., slot pitch) that varies from proximal to distal. For example, the pitch between slots and/or windings of a spiral may vary, from the distal end to the proximal end, as follows: 0.005 inches (approx. 0.13 mm), 0.01 inches (approx. 0.25 mm), 0.02 inches (approx. 0.51 mm), 0.04 inches (approx. 1 mm), 0.08 inches (approx. 2 mm), and 0.16 inches (approx. 4 mm). For another example, the pitch between slots and/or windings of a spiral may vary, from the distal end to the proximal end, as follows: 0.005 inches (approx. 0.13 mm) for the distal-most 20%, 0.01 inches (approx. 0.25 mm) for the next 15%, 0.02 inches (approx. 0.51 mm) for the next 15%, 0.04 inches (approx. 1 mm) for the next 15%, 0.08 inches (approx. 2 mm) for the next 15%, and 0.16 inches (approx. 4 mm) for the next (or proximal-most) 20%. In some embodiments, the polymer inwards and/or outwards of the hypotube, may comprise of variations in one of the following parameters (e.g., comprising a different material, durometer, and/or thickness etc.), that align with the variations in slot pitch of the hypotube across the entire length of the hypotube or a partial longitudinal section of the hypotube. In some embodiments, the inner coating of the hypotube may be the same or different than the outer coating (e.g., comprising a different material, thickness, durometer, etc.). In some embodiments, a parameter of a coating (e.g., material, thickness, durometer, etc. of the inner coating and/or the outer coating) may be varied to vary flexibility of the catheter. The variation may be instead of or in addition to (e.g., complementary to) variation in the cut pattern in the hypotube. The variation of the parameter of the polymer coating (e.g., material, thickness, durometer, etc.) may be aligned or substantially aligned with the variation of the pitch of the kerfs or the rows.

[0251] In one embodiment, the lumen of the guide catheter, the lumen of the distal access microcatheter, and/or the lumen of the second microcatheter are substantially uniform along their lengths. In such an embodiment, if the inner lumen diameter or cross sectional area of the guide catheter, the distal access microcatheter, and/or the second microcatheter is substantially uniform, then a change in suction pressure to achieve desired thrombus aspiration is negatively impacted by the length of the catheter. In one embodiment, the lumen of the guide catheter, the distal access microcatheter and/or the second microcatheter includes a gradual tapering from the proximal end to the distal end. In such embodiments, whenever the inner lumen diameter or cross sectional area is not substantially uniform (e.g., is tapered), then a change in suction pressure can result in a change in the square of the velocity of blood, which can result in desired thrombus aspiration.

[0252] In some embodiments, a method of treating a vessel comprises positioning a guide catheter, a distal access microcatheter, and/or a microcatheter by sequentially advancing until a desired point in vasculature. In some embodiments, the guide catheter, distal access microcatheter, and/or the microcatheter are sequentially advanced proximal to the clot or lesion by 0.5 mm to 15 cm. In some embodiments, thrombus aspiration may be performed through the microcatheter, the distal access microcatheter, and/or the guide catheter depending on the extent of the clot burden. In some embodiments, thrombus aspiration may be performed through the catheter or microcatheter that is closest in proximity to the thrombus (e.g., clot). In some embodiments, thrombus aspiration may be performed using flow arrest, wherein a balloon, such as part of a balloon guide catheter or a balloon as part of a distal access microcatheter, is inflated proximal to the thrombus 500 and anterograde forward flow proximal to the thrombus is temporarily stopped while thrombus aspiration is performed. In some embodiments, thrombus aspiration may be performed without any balloon inflation or temporary flow arrest.

[0253] In some embodiments, a method of providing embolic protection during treatment of a vessel comprises advancing a microcatheter in the vessel. Advancing the microcatheter includes crossing a thrombus with a distal end of the microcatheter. The method further comprises inserting a textile structure in a collapsed state into the microcatheter. The textile structure comprises a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a plurality of necks. The plurality of self-expanding bulbs may comprise five to twenty self-expanding bulbs. Each of the plurality of self expanding bulbs may have a spherical shape. Each of the plurality of self expanding bulbs may have an oblong shape. Pairs of the self-expanding bulbs are spaced by a neck of the plurality of necks. advancing the textile structure through the microcatheter proximate to the distal end of the microcatheter, wherein advancing the textile structure includes crossing the thrombus with a distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs. The method further comprises, after advancing the textile structure, retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe a length of the textile structure. Retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe the length of the textile structure comprises unsheathing at least the distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs from the microcatheter and self-expanding at least the distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs from the collapsed state to an expanded state. The method further comprises removing the thrombus from the vessel. In the expanded state, the distal-most bulb apposes sidewalls of the vessel and filters emboli released during the removing the thrombus from the vessel.

[0254] Removing the thrombus may comprise further retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe another length of the textile structure comprising other bulbs of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs. Upon being unsheathed from the microcatheter, the other bulbs may self-expand from the collapsed state to an expanded state. The other bulbs may entrap the thrombus. The method may further comprise torsionally rasping the textile structure. The distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs may provide a distal anchor for the torsionally rasping. Removing the thrombus may comprise deploying a thrombectomy device proximal to the distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs. The thrombectomy device may be different than the textile structure. Deploying the thrombectomy device may include crossing the thrombus with a distal section of the thrombectomy device. The method may further comprise, after and/or during removing the thrombus from the vessel, further retracting the microcatheter. Further retracting the microcatheter may comprise unsheathing other bulbs of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs and self-expanding the other bulbs of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs from the collapsed state to an expanded state. The other bulbs of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs in the expanded state may entrap residual thrombus. Retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe the length of the textile structure may comprise expanding the vessel.

[0255] In some embodiments, a method of providing embolic protection during treatment of a vessel comprises advancing a microcatheter in the vessel and inserting a textile structure in a collapsed state into the microcatheter. The textile structure comprises a plurality of self-expanding bulbs and a plurality of necks. Pairs of the self-expanding bulbs are spaced by a neck of the plurality of necks. The method further comprises advancing the textile structure through the microcatheter proximate to a distal end of the microcatheter and, after advancing the textile structure, retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe a length of the textile structure. Retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe the length of the textile structure comprises unsheathing at least a distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs from the microcatheter and self-expanding at least the distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs from the collapsed state to an expanded state. The method further comprises performing a vascular procedure. Performing the vascular procedure comprises using a vascular device different than the textile structure. In the expanded state, the distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs filters emboli released during performing the vascular procedure.

[0256] The method may further comprise, after and/or during performing the vascular procedure, further retracting the microcatheter. Further retracting the microcatheter may comprise unsheathing other bulbs of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs and self-expanding the other bulbs of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs from the collapsed state to an expanded state. The other bulbs of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs in the expanded state may entrap residual emboli. The method may further comprise torsionally rasping the textile structure. The distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs may provide a distal anchor for the torsionally rasping. The distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs in the expanded state may comprise a spherical shape. The distal-most bulb of the plurality of self-expanding bulbs in the expanded state may comprise an oblong shape. The vascular procedure may comprise thrombectomy. The vascular procedure may comprise angioplasty. The vascular procedure may comprise atherectomy. The vascular procedure may comprise aspiration. The vascular procedure may comprise stenting. The vascular procedure may comprise embolic coil insertion. The vascular procedure may comprise intra-arterial thrombolysis. The vascular procedure may comprise bypass. Retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe the length of the textile structure may comprise expanding the vessel.

[0257] In some embodiments, a method of providing embolic protection during treatment of a vessel comprises advancing a microcatheter in the vessel, inserting a textile structure in a collapsed state into the microcatheter, advancing the textile structure through the microcatheter proximate to a distal end of the microcatheter, after advancing the textile structure, retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe a self-expanding bulb from the microcatheter and self-expanding the self-expanding bulb from the collapsed state to an expanded state, and performing a vascular procedure. In the expanded state, the self-expanding bulb filters emboli released during performing the vascular procedure.

[0258] The method may further comprise, after and/or during performing the vascular procedure, further retracting the microcatheter. Further retracting the microcatheter may comprise unsheathing other self-expanding bulbs and self-expanding the other self-expanding bulbs from the collapsed state to an expanded state. The other self-expanding bulbs in the expanded state may entrap residual emboli. The method may further comprise torsionally rasping the textile structure. The self-expanding bulb may provide an anchor for the torsionally rasping. The self-expanding bulb in the expanded state may comprise a spherical shape. The self-expanding bulb in the expanded state may comprise an oblong shape. The vascular procedure may comprise thrombectomy. The vascular procedure may comprise angioplasty. The vascular procedure may comprise atherectomy. The vascular procedure may comprise aspiration. The vascular procedure may comprise stenting. The vascular procedure may comprise embolic coil insertion. The vascular procedure may comprise intra-arterial thrombolysis. The vascular procedure may comprise bypass. Retracting the microcatheter to unsheathe the self-expanding bulb may comprise expanding the vessel.

[0259] In some embodiments, a method of disrupting flow through a fistula comprises advancing a microcatheter through a guide catheter. The guide catheter has a distal end at a first point in vasculature. The microcatheter has a distal end. The method further comprises advancing a steerable microwire through the guide catheter. The steerable microwire extends distal to the distal end of the microcatheter. The method further comprises, after advancing the steerable microwire through the guide catheter, further advancing and steering the steerable microwire to a second point in the vasculature. The fistula is proximate to the second point in the vasculature. The method further comprises, after further advancing and steering the steerable microwire, advancing the microcatheter over the steerable microwire to the second point in the vasculature. The method further comprises, after further advancing the microcatheter over the steerable microwire to the second point in the vasculature, removing the steerable microwire. The method further comprises advancing a flow disruptor through the microcatheter to the second point in the vasculature. The flow disruptor comprises, in an expanded state, a first bulb, a second bulb, a first neck between the first bulb and the second bulb, a third bulb, a second neck between the second bulb and the third bulb, a fourth bulb, and a third neck between the third bulb and the fourth bulb. The first bulb has a first braid angle. The fourth bulb has a second braid angle. The second neck has a third braid angle less than the first braid angle and the second braid angle. The method further comprises expanding the first bulb and the second bulb on a first side of the fistula, extending the second neck through the fistula, and expanding the third bulb and the fourth bulb on a second side of the fistula.

[0260] The first point in the vasculature may be an internal jugular vein at a base of a skull. Expanding the first bulb and the second bulb on the first side of the fistula may comprise expanding the first bulb and the second bulb in a left cavernous sinus. Expanding the third bulb and the fourth bulb on the second side of the fistula may comprise expanding the third bulb and the fourth bulb in a right cavernous sinus. The fistula may be one of a carotid-cavernous fistula, a coronary fistula, an atrial septal defect, and a ventricular septal defect. The second bulb may have a fourth braid angle and the third bulb may have a fifth braid angle. The third braid angle may be less than the fourth braid angle and the fifth braid angle. The second neck may have an outer diameter oversized between 10% and 25% to a width of the fistula. The second neck may have a length oversized between 10% and 25% to a length of the fistula. The method may further comprise inserting the guide catheter and a dilator into an entry point in the vasculature. The dilator may have a distal end. The method may further comprise inserting a steerable guidewire into the guide catheter and the dilator. The steerable guidewire may extend distal to the distal end of the dilator. The method may further comprise advancing and steering the steerable guidewire. The method may further comprise, after advancing and steering the steerable guidewire, advancing the guide catheter and dilator over the steerable guidewire. The method may further comprise, after advancing the guide catheter and dilator over the steerable guidewire, removing the dilator. The method may further comprise, after removing the dilator, further advancing and steering the steerable guidewire to the first point in the vasculature. The method may further comprise, after further advancing and steering the steerable guidewire, advancing the guide catheter over the steerable guidewire to the first point in the vasculature. The method may further comprise, after advancing the guide catheter over the steerable guidewire to the first point in the vasculature, removing the steerable guidewire.

[0261] In some embodiments, a method of disrupting flow through a fistula comprises deploying a flow disruptor across the fistula through a microcatheter at a point in vasculature proximate to the fistula. Deploying the flow disruptor comprises expanding a first plurality of bulbs on a first side of the fistula, expanding a second plurality of bulbs on a second side of the fistula, and extending a neck through the fistula. The second side of the fistula is longitudinally opposite the first side of the fistula. The neck is between the first plurality of bulbs and the second plurality of bulbs.

[0262] The first plurality of bulbs may comprise a first bulb having a first braid angle. The second plurality of bulbs may comprise a second bulb having a second braid angle. The neck may have a third braid angle less than the first braid angle and the second braid angle. The first plurality of bulbs may comprise a third bulb having a fourth braid angle. The second plurality of bulbs may comprise a fourth bulb having a fifth braid angle. The third braid angle may be less than the fourth braid angle and the fifth braid angle. The first plurality of bulbs may comprise a proximal-most bulb having a first diameter and a third bulb having a second diameter less than the first diameter. The second plurality of bulbs may comprise a distal-most bulb having a third diameter and a fourth bulb having a fourth diameter less than the third diameter. The flow disruptor may have a longitudinal axis. The flow disruptor may comprise a second neck proximal to the first plurality of bulbs. The flow disruptor may comprise a third neck distal to the second plurality of bulbs. The second neck and the third neck may be radially offset from the longitudinal axis. The second neck and the third neck may be differently radially offset from the longitudinal axis. The neck may have an outer diameter oversized between 10% and 25% to a width of the fistula. The neck may have a length oversized between 10% and 25% to a length of the fistula. The point in the vasculature may be a cavernous sinus.

[0263] In some embodiments, a method of disrupting flow through a fistula comprises deploying a flow disruptor across the fistula through a microcatheter at a point in vasculature proximate to the fistula. Deploying the flow disruptor comprises expanding a first bulb on a first side of the fistula and expanding a second bulb on a second side of the fistula. The first bulb has a first braid angle. The second bulb has a second braid angle. The flow disruptor comprises a neck between the first bulb and the second bulb. The neck traverses the fistula. The neck has a third braid angle less than the first braid angle and the second braid angle.

[0264] Deploying the flow disruptor may further comprise expanding a third bulb on the first side of the fistula and expanding a fourth bulb on the second side of the fistula. The first bulb may have a first diameter. The second bulb may have a second diameter. The third bulb may have a third diameter less than the first diameter. The fourth bulb may have a fourth diameter less than the third diameter. The flow disruptor may have a longitudinal axis. The flow disruptor may comprise a second neck proximal to the first bulb. The flow disruptor may comprise a third neck distal to the second bulb. The second neck and the third neck may be radially offset from the longitudinal axis. The second neck and the third neck may be differently radially offset from the longitudinal axis. The second neck may have an outer diameter oversized between 10% and 25% to a width of the fistula. The second neck may have a length oversized between 10% and 25% to a length of the fistula.

[0265] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a device for treating a vessel comprises arranging a plurality of spools on a yarn wheel. Each of the spools comprises wire. The method further comprises braiding the wire from each of the plurality of spools for a first duration to form a first segment of a textile structure. Braiding the wire during the first duration comprises pulling a ring away from the yarn wheel at a first speed. The method further comprises, after forming the first segment, rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools on the yarn wheel. The method further comprises, after rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools, braiding the wire from each of the plurality of spools for a second duration to form a second segment of the textile structure. Braiding the wire during the second duration comprises pulling the ring away from the yarn wheel at a second speed different than the first speed.

[0266] The first speed may be greater than the second speed. Porosity of the first segment of the textile structure may be greater than porosity of the second segment of the textile structure. The braid angle of the first segment may be between 0° and 90°. The braid angle of the second segment may be between 91° and 180°. The second speed may be greater than the first speed. Porosity of the first segment of the textile structure may be less than porosity of the second segment of the textile structure. One of arranging the plurality of spools and rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools may comprise symmetrically arranging the plurality of spools and the other of arranging the plurality of spools and rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools may comprise asymmetrically arranging the plurality of spools. One of arranging the plurality of spools and rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools may comprise asymmetrically arranging the plurality of spools and the other of arranging the plurality of spools and rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools may comprise symmetrically arranging the plurality of spools. The yarn wheel may comprise an eastern hemisphere and a western hemisphere. Braiding the wire during at least one of the first duration and the second duration may comprise varying speed of rotation of one of the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere with respect to speed of rotation of the other of the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere. During varying the speed of rotation, the textile structure may comprise a first portion and a second portion circumferentially opposite the first portion. A braid angle of the first portion may be different than a braid angle of the second portion. At least one spool of the plurality of spools may comprise wire comprising shape-memory material. At least one spool of the plurality of spools may comprise wire comprising radiopaque material. The braid angle of one of the first segment and the second segment may be between 91° and 180° and the braid angle of the other of the first segment and the second segment may be between 0° and 90°. Pulling the ring away from the yarn wheel during at least one of the first duration and the second duration may comprise pulling the ring away from the yarn wheel in a direction perpendicular to the yarn wheel. The ring may comprise a circular ring.

[0267] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a device for treating a vessel comprises arranging a plurality of spools on a yarn wheel. Each of the spools comprises wire. The method further comprises braiding the wire from each of the plurality of spools for a first duration to form a first segment of a textile structure. The method further comprises, after forming the first segment, rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools on the yarn wheel, and, after rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools, braiding the wire from each of the plurality of spools for a second duration to form a second segment of the textile structure.

[0268] Porosity of the first segment of the textile structure may be greater than porosity of the second segment of the textile structure. Porosity of the first segment of the textile structure may be less than porosity of the second segment of the textile structure. The method may further comprise, during at least one of the first duration and the second duration, varying speed of pulling of a puller away from the yarn wheel. The method may comprise, during the first duration, pulling a puller away from the yarn wheel at a first speed, and, during the second duration, pulling the puller away from the yarn wheel at a second speed different than the first speed. One of arranging the plurality of spools and rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools may comprise symmetrically arranging the plurality of spools and the other of arranging the plurality of spools and rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools may comprise asymmetrically arranging the plurality of spools. One of arranging the plurality of spools and rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools may comprise asymmetrically arranging the plurality of spools and the other of arranging the plurality of spools and rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools may comprise symmetrically arranging the plurality of spools. The yarn wheel may comprise an eastern hemisphere and a western hemisphere. Braiding the wire during at least one of the first duration and the second duration may comprise varying speed of rotation of one of the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere with respect to speed of rotation of the other of the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere. During varying the speed of rotation, the textile structure may comprise a first portion and a second portion circumferentially opposite the first portion. A braid angle of the first portion may be different than a braid angle of the second portion. The braid angle of the first portion may be between 91° and 180°. The braid angle of the second portion may be between 0° and 90°. At least one spool of the plurality of spools may comprise wire comprising shape-memory material. At least one spool of the plurality of spools may comprise wire comprising radiopaque material. The braid angle of one of the first segment and the second segment may be between 91° and 180° and the braid angle of other of the first segment and the second segment may be between 0° and 90°. The puller may comprise a circular ring.

[0269] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a device for treating a vessel comprises braiding a plurality of wires to form a textile structure. Each of the plurality of wires extends from one of a plurality of spools on a yarn wheel. Braiding the wires comprises braiding the wires for a first duration to form a first segment of the textile structure and braiding the wires for a second duration to form a second segment of the textile structure. Braiding the wires during the first duration comprises pulling a puller away from the yarn wheel at a first speed. The first segment has a braid angle between 91° and 180°. Braiding the wires during the second duration comprises pulling the puller away from the yarn wheel at a second speed greater than the first speed. The second segment has a braid angle between 0° and 90°.

[0270] The first duration may be before the second duration. Porosity of the first segment of the textile structure may be greater than porosity of the second segment of the textile structure. The first duration may be after the second duration. Porosity of the first segment of the textile structure may be less than porosity of the second segment of the textile structure. Pulling the puller during at least one of the first duration and the second duration may be in a direction perpendicular to the yarn wheel. The method may further comprise, during braiding the wires during at least one of the first duration and the second duration, rearranging at least some of the plurality of spools. The yarn wheel may comprise an eastern hemisphere and a western hemisphere. Braiding the wires during at least one of the first duration and the second duration may comprise varying speed of rotation one of the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere with respect to speed of rotation of the other of the eastern hemisphere and the western hemisphere. During varying the speed of rotation, the textile structure may comprise a first portion and a second portion circumferentially opposite the first portion. A braid angle of the first portion may be different than a braid angle of the second portion. At least one spool of the plurality of spools may comprise wire comprising shape-memory material. At least one spool of the plurality of spools may comprise wire comprising radiopaque material. The puller may comprise a circular ring. The first segment may have a porosity between 60% and 78%.

[0271] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a device for treating a vascular cavity comprises arranging a plurality of spools on a yarn wheel. Each of the spools comprises wire. The yarn wheel comprises an eastern hemisphere and a western hemisphere. The method further comprises braiding the wire from each of the plurality of spools to form a textile structure. Braiding the wire comprises braiding the wire for a first duration to form a first segment of the textile structure. Braiding the wire during the first duration comprises rotating the eastern hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a first speed, rotating the western hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a second speed, and pulling a puller at a third speed. At least one of the first speed and the second speed is greater than the third speed. Braiding the wires further comprises braiding the wire for a second duration to form a second segment of the textile structure. Braiding the wire during the second duration comprises rotating the eastern hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a fourth speed, rotating the western hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a fifth speed, and pulling the puller at a sixth speed, at least one of the fourth speed and the fifth speed less than the sixth speed. The method further comprises heat treating the textile structure. After the heat treatment the textile structure is expandable from a compressed state to an expanded state. The textile structure comprises a bulb in the expanded state.

[0272] The first duration may be before the second duration. The first duration may be after the second duration. The first segment may comprise the bulb. The second segment may comprise the bulb. The textile structure may further comprise a second bulb. The first segment may comprise the bulb and the second segment may comprise the second bulb. A braid angle of the first segment may be between 91° and 180°. The first segment may have a porosity configured to reduce flow into the vascular cavity. A braid angle of the second segment may be between 0° and 90°. The second segment may have a porosity configured to allow perfusion to perforating vessels. Braiding the wire may further comprise braiding the wire for a third duration to form a third segment of the textile structure. Braiding the wire during the third duration may comprise rotating the eastern hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a seventh speed, rotating the western hemisphere of the yarn wheel at an eighth speed, and pulling the horn gear at a ninth speed. At least one of the seventh speed and the eighth speed may be greater than the ninth speed. The textile structure may further comprise a second bulb and a third bulb. The first segment may comprise the bulb, the second segment may comprise the second bulb, and the third segment may comprise a third bulb of the plurality of bulbs. At least one of the seventh speed and the eighth speed may be less than the ninth speed. The method may further comprise, between the first duration and the second duration, rearranging the plurality of spools on the yarn wheel. During the first duration, the first speed may be the same as the second speed. During the first duration, the first speed may be different than the second speed. The first segment may comprise a first portion and a second portion circumferentially opposite the first portion. A braid angle of the first portion may be between 91° and 180°. A braid angle of the second portion may be between 0° and 90°. During the second duration, the fourth speed may be the same as the fifth speed. During the second duration, the fourth speed may be different than the fifth speed. At least one spool of the plurality of spools may comprise wire comprising shape-memory material. At least one spool of the plurality of spools may comprise wire comprising radiopaque material. Braiding the textile structure may be around a first mandrel. The method may further comprise a first heat treatment before the heat treatment. The heat treatment may be on a second mandrel different than the first mandrel. Braiding the textile structure may be around a mandrel. The heat treatment may be on a first mandrel. The method may further comprise coating a portion of the bulb with a polymer. The method may further comprise masking at least part of the textile structure during coating the portion. Masking at least part of the textile structure may comprise coating while the textile structure may be on a mandrel. Coating the portion may comprise spray coating the portion. Coating the portion may comprise dip coating the portion.

[0273] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a device for treating a vascular cavity comprises braiding a plurality of wires to form a textile structure. Each of the plurality of wires extends from one of a plurality of spools on a yarn wheel. The yarn wheel comprises an eastern hemisphere and a western hemisphere. Braiding the wires comprises braiding the wires for a first duration to form a first segment of the textile structure. Braiding the wires during the first duration comprises rotating the eastern hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a first speed, rotating the western hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a second speed different than the first speed, and pulling a puller at a third speed. The method further comprises heat treating the textile structure to impart an expanded shape comprising a bulb.

[0274] At least one of the first speed and the second speed may be greater than the third speed. At least one of the first speed and the second speed may be less than the third speed. Braiding the wires may further comprise braiding the wires for a second duration to form a second segment of the textile structure. Braiding the wires during the second duration may comprise rotating the eastern hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a fourth speed and rotating the western hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a fifth speed. The first duration may be before the second duration. The first duration may be after the second duration. Braiding the wires for the second duration may further comprise pulling the horn gear at a sixth speed. The fourth speed may be the same as the second speed. The fourth speed and the fifth speed may each be less than the sixth speed. The fourth speed and the fifth speed may each be greater than the sixth speed. The first segment may comprise the bulb. The second segment may comprise the bulb. A plurality of bulbs may comprise the bulb. The first segment may comprise a first bulb of the plurality of bulbs and the second segment may comprise a second bulb of the plurality of bulbs. At least one wire of the plurality of wires may comprise shape-memory material. At least one wire of the plurality of wires may comprise radiopaque material. Braiding the textile structure may be around a first mandrel. The method may further comprise a first heat treatment before the heat treatment. The heat treatment may be on a second mandrel different than the first mandrel. Braiding the textile structure may be around a mandrel. The heat treatment may be on a first mandrel. The method may further comprise coating a portion of the bulb with a polymer. The method may further comprise masking at least part of the textile structure during coating the portion. Masking at least part of the textile structure may comprise coating while the textile structure may be on a mandrel.

[0275] In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a device for treating a vascular cavity comprises braiding a plurality of wires to form a textile structure comprising a bulb. Each of the wires is on a spool. The spools are arranged on a yarn wheel. After braiding the plurality of wires, the textile structure comprises a first longitudinal segment. The first longitudinal segment comprises a first portion having a braid angle between 91° and 180° and a second portion having a braid angle between 0° and 90°. The second portion is circumferentially opposite the first portion.

[0276] The textile structure may comprise a second longitudinal segment adjacent to the first longitudinal segment. The first longitudinal segment may comprise the bulb. The second longitudinal segment may comprise the bulb. The bulb may comprise a plurality of bulbs. The first longitudinal segment may comprise a first bulb and the second longitudinal segment may comprise a second bulb. The second longitudinal segment may have a braid angle between 0° and 90°. The second longitudinal segment may have a braid angle between 91° and 180°. The spools may be arranged on a yarn wheel comprising an eastern hemisphere and a western hemisphere. Braiding the plurality of wires may comprise rotating the eastern hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a first speed, and rotating the western hemisphere of the yarn wheel at a second speed different than the first speed. At least one wire of the plurality of wires may comprise shape-memory material. At least one wire of the plurality of wires may comprise radiopaque material.

[0277] In some embodiments, a method of forming a structure for treating a vessel comprises arranging a plurality of filaments extending from individual carriers of a yarn wheel. At least one of the plurality of filaments is a shape memory filament and at least another of the plurality of filaments is a radiopaque filament. The method further comprises providing a mandrel. The mandrel comprises a strand having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of balls coupled to the strand along the longitudinal axis. Pairs of the plurality of balls are spaced along the longitudinal axis. The method further comprises braiding the plurality of filaments around the mandrel including, during braiding, forming a plurality of bulbs around the plurality of balls and forming necks between pairs of the plurality of balls. The method further comprises, after braiding the plurality of filaments, heat treating the plurality of filaments on the mandrel. The method further comprises, after heat treating the plurality of filaments on the mandrel, removing the plurality of filaments from the mandrel. The structure comprises the heat-treated plurality of filaments includes the plurality of bulbs and the necks.

[0278] The method may further comprise, before heat treating the plurality of filaments on the mandrel, securing portions of the braided plurality of filaments to the mandrel. Securing the portions of the braided plurality of filaments to the mandrel may comprise using bangles, wire, and/or adhesive. The method may comprise, during braiding the plurality of filaments around the mandrel, rearranging the plurality of filaments. The method may further comprise attaching an end of each of the filaments to a puller over the mandrel. Braiding the plurality of filaments may comprise rotating the yarn wheel, rotating the individual carriers, and longitudinally extending the puller along the mandrel away from the yarn wheel. Braiding the plurality of filaments may comprise varying a speed of at least one of rotating the yarn wheel, rotating the individual carriers, and longitudinally extending the puller along the mandrel away from the yarn wheel.

[0279] In some embodiments, a method of forming a structure for treating a vessel comprises providing a mandrel. The mandrel comprises a strand having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of balls coupled to the strand along the longitudinal axis. Pairs of the plurality of balls are spaced along the longitudinal axis. The method further comprises braiding a plurality of filaments around the mandrel including, during braiding, forming a plurality of bulbs around the plurality of balls and forming necks between pairs of the plurality of balls. The method further comprises, after braiding the plurality of filaments, heat treating the plurality of filaments on the mandrel. The heat-treated plurality of filaments includes the plurality of bulbs and the necks.

[0280] The method may comprise, during braiding the plurality of filaments around the mandrel, rearranging the plurality of filaments. Rearranging the plurality of filaments may be from a symmetric pattern to an asymmetric pattern. Rearranging the plurality of filaments may be from an asymmetric pattern to a symmetric pattern. The method may further comprise, before heat treating the plurality of filaments on the mandrel, securing portions of the braided plurality of filaments to the mandrel. Securing the portions of the braided plurality of filaments to the mandrel may comprise using bangles, wire, and/or adhesive.

[0281] In some embodiments, a method of forming a structure for treating a vessel comprises knitting a plurality of filaments into a textile, wrapping the textile around a mandrel, and heat treating the textile on the mandrel. The mandrel comprises a strand having a longitudinal axis and a plurality of balls coupled to the strand along the longitudinal axis. Pairs of the plurality of balls are spaced along the longitudinal axis. The heat-treated textile includes a plurality of bulbs around the plurality of balls and necks between pairs of the plurality of balls.

[0282] The textile may comprise a sheet. The method may further comprise, before wrapping the textile around the mandrel, heat treating the sheet into a tube. A length of the heat-treated textile may include stray filaments. Knitting the plurality of filaments may comprise weft knitting. The textile may comprise a tube. Knitting the plurality of filaments may comprise forming interlocking loops. The method may further comprise, before heat treating the textile on the mandrel, securing portions of the textile to the mandrel. Securing the portions of the textile to the mandrel may comprise using bangles, wire, and/or adhesive.

[0283] In some embodiments, a system for modifying a hypotube comprises a hypotube holding subsystem, a spiral hypotube collector, and a cooling subsystem. The hypotube holding subsystem comprises a bushing, a plurality of collets, and a hypotube clamp configured to longitudinally advance a hypotube. The bushing, the plurality of collets, and the hypotube clamp are aligned at a height. The bushing and plurality of collets are arranged to inhibit sag of a hypotube to be less than 3% of the height. The spiral hypotube collector is configured to wind a hypotube after laser cutting. The cooling subsystem is configured to flow gas at a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. into the spiral hypotube collector. The cooling subsystem comprises a valve configured to regulate gas flow from the cooling system into the spiral hypotube collector.

[0284] The cooling subsystem may be further configured to flow gas into a laser nozzle and toward a hypotube being cut by a focused laser beam. The cooling subsystem may further comprise a second valve configured to regulate gas flow from the cooling subsystem into the laser nozzle. The gas may comprise air (e.g., ambient air) and/or inert gas. The hypotube clamp may be configured to apply variable tension to a held hypotube. The system may be configured to inhibit forming fissures (e.g., including fractures) in the hypotube.

[0285] In some embodiments, a system for modifying a hypotube comprises a hypotube holding subsystem, a hypotube collection subsystem, and a cooling subsystem. The hypotube holding subsystem is configured to inhibit sag of a held hypotube. The hypotube collection subsystem is configured to collect a hypotube after laser cutting. The cooling subsystem comprises a valve configured to direct gas into the hypotube collection subsystem.

[0286] The cooling subsystem may further comprise a second valve configured to direct gas into a laser nozzle and towards a hypotube being cut by a focused laser beam. The cooling subsystem may comprise an inert gas source. The gas may comprise air (e.g., ambient air). The gas may be at a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. The hypotube collection subsystem may comprise a spiral hypotube collector configured to wind a hypotube after laser cutting. The hypotube holding subsystem may comprise a bushing, a plurality of collets, and a hypotube clamp configured to longitudinally advance a hypotube. The bushing, the plurality of collets, and the hypotube clamp may be aligned at a height. The bushing and plurality of collets may be arranged to inhibit sag of a hypotube to be less than 3% of the height. The hypotube clamp may be configured to apply variable tension to the hypotube. The hypotube holding subsystem may further comprise a conveyor. The cooling subsystem may be configured to reduce a heat affected zone. The system may be configured to inhibit forming fissures (e.g., including fractures) in the hypotube.

[0287] In some embodiments, a system for modifying a hypotube comprises a cooling subsystem. The cooling subsystem comprises a first valve and a second valve. The first valve is configured to direct gas into a spiral hypotube collector. The spiral hypotube collector is configured to wind a hypotube after laser cutting. The second valve is configured to direct gas into a laser nozzle and towards a hypotube being cut by a focused laser beam.

[0288] The cooling subsystem may comprise an inert gas source. The gas may comprise air (e.g., ambient air). The gas may be at a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. The system may further comprise the spiral hypotube collector. The cooling subsystem may be configured to reduce a heat affected zone. The system may be configured to inhibit forming fissures (e.g., including fractures) in the hypotube.

[0289] In some embodiments, a method of removing slag during laser cutting a hypotube comprises flowing cooling gas onto an external surface of the hypotube using a gas cooling system. Flowing the cooling gas comprises reducing a heat impact puddle. Flowing the cooling gas comprises reducing a heat impact zone. The cooling gas has a temperature between 20° C. and 25° C. The method further comprises injecting water into an inner lumen of the hypotube at a velocity inhibit a portion of slag from adhering to the inner lumen of the hypotube. Flowing the cooling gas and injecting the water comprises removing the slag from the external surface of the hypotube. The method further comprises collecting the removed slag in a slag collecting device. The method is performed during laser cutting of the hypotube.

[0290] The cooling gas may comprise air (e.g., ambient air). The cooling gas may comprise inert gas. The method may further comprise flowing cooling gas onto a cut hypotube collection device. Injecting the water into the inner lumen of the hypotube may include controlling the velocity. Controlling the velocity may include delivering the water from a water supply to the inner lumen of the hypotube through a plurality of water injection tubes arranged in series proximate to the hypotube to distant to the hypotube. Each of the plurality of water injection tubes may have a diameter. The diameter of each of the plurality of water injection tubes more proximate to the hypotube may be smaller than the diameter of each of the plurality of water injection tubes distant to the hypotube. The plurality of injection tubes may comprise, consist essentially of, or consists of four water injection tubes.

[0291] In some embodiments, a method of removing slag during laser cutting a hypotube comprises flowing cooling gas onto an external surface of the hypotube using a gas cooling system and injecting cooling fluid into an inner lumen of the hypotube. Flowing the cooling gas and injecting the cooling fluid comprises at least partially removing slag from the external surface of the hypotube. Flowing the cooling gas comprises reducing at least one of a heat impact puddle and a heat impact zone. Injecting the cooling fluid comprises at least partially removing slag from the external surface of the hypotube. The method further comprises collecting the removed slag.

[0292] The cooling fluid may comprise ethylene glycol. The cooling fluid may comprise slurry. The cooling fluid may comprise water. The method may be performed continuously during the entire laser cutting process. The method may be only performed during a portion of the laser cutting process. The cooling gas may comprise air (e.g., ambient air) (e.g., between 20° C. and 25° C.). The cooling gas may comprise inert gas. The cooling gas may have an ambient temperature (e.g., between 20° C. and 25° C.).

[0293] In some embodiments, a method of removing slag during laser cutting of a hypotube comprises flowing cooling gas into a laser nozzle, directing flow of the cooling gas onto an external surface of the hypotube, and injecting cooling fluid into an inner lumen of the hypotube at a velocity.

[0294] The cooling gas may air (e.g., ambient air) and/or inert gas. The cooling gas may have an ambient temperature (e.g., between 20° C. and 25° C.). The method may further comprise controlling the velocity by injecting the cooling fluid through a plurality of injection tubes arranged in a series of sequentially smaller diameters with distance to the hypotube. Injecting the cooling fluid may be performed continuously during the entire laser cutting process.

[0295] In some embodiments, a device for disrupting flow through a fistula comprises a woven textile having a compressed state and an expanded state. The woven textile comprises, in the expanded state, a first bulb, a second bulb, a first neck between the first bulb and the second bulb, a third bulb, a second neck between the second bulb and the third bulb, a fourth bulb, and a third neck between the third bulb and the fourth bulb. The first bulb has a first braid angle. The fourth bulb has a second braid angle. The second neck has a third braid angle less than the first braid angle and the second braid angle. The second neck is configured to extend through a fistula. The first bulb and the second bulb are configured to be on a first side of the fistula. The third bulb and the fourth bulb are configured to be on a second side of the fistula.

[0296] The second bulb may have a fourth braid angle. The third bulb may have a fifth braid angle. The third braid angle may be less than the fourth braid angle and the fifth braid angle. Each of the second bulb and the third bulb may comprise an oblate spheroid having a diameter of a polar axis that is shorter than a diameter of an equatorial axis. The second bulb and the third bulb may be connected along the polar axes of the second bulb and the third bulb. Each of the first bulb and the fourth bulb may comprise an oblate spheroid having a diameter of a polar axis that is shorter than a diameter of an equatorial axis. The first bulb and the second bulb may be connected along the polar axes of the first bulb and the second bulb. The third bulb and the fourth bulb may be connected along the polar axes of the third bulb and the fourth bulb. The first bulb may have a first diameter. The second bulb may have a second diameter larger than the first diameter. The third bulb may have a third diameter. The fourth bulb may have a fourth diameter smaller than the third diameter. At least one of the first bulb, the second bulb, the third bulb, and the fourth bulb may be longitudinally offset from another of the first bulb, the second bulb, the third bulb, and the fourth bulb.

[0297] In some embodiments, a device for disrupting flow through a fistula comprises a woven textile having a longitudinal axis, a compressed state, and an expanded state. The woven textile comprises, in the expanded state, a first bulb, a first neck proximal to the first bulb, a second bulb, a second neck distal to the second bulb, and a third neck between the first bulb and the second bulb. Each of the first neck and the second neck is radially offset from the longitudinal axis. The third neck is configured to extend through a fistula.

[0298] Each of the first neck and the second neck may be differently radially offset from the longitudinal axis. The first bulb may have a first braid angle. The second bulb may have a second braid angle. The third neck may have a third braid angle less than the first braid angle and the second braid angle. Each of the first bulb and the second bulb may comprise an oblate spheroid having a diameter of a polar axis that is shorter than a diameter of an equatorial axis. The woven textile structure may further comprise, in the expanded state, a third bulb between the first bulb and the third neck and a fourth bulb between the second bulb and the third neck. The first bulb may have a first diameter. The third bulb may have a second diameter larger than the first diameter. The second bulb may have a third diameter. The fourth bulb may have a fourth diameter larger than the third diameter. The third neck may have a diameter between 2 mm and 16 mm. The third neck may have a length between 2 mm and 26 mm.

[0299] In some embodiments, a device for disrupting flow through a fistula comprises a woven textile having a compressed state and an expanded state. The woven textile comprises, in the expanded state, a neck, a first plurality of bulbs coupled to a proximal side of the neck, and a second plurality of bulbs coupled to a distal side of the neck. The neck has a first braid angle. At least a first bulb of the first plurality of bulbs has a second braid angle greater than the first braid angle. At least a second bulb of the second plurality of bulbs has a third braid angle greater than the first braid angle.

[0300] The first plurality of bulbs may comprise a proximal-most bulb having a first diameter and a third bulb having a second diameter less than the first diameter. The second plurality of bulbs may comprise a distal-most bulb having a third diameter and a fourth bulb having a fourth diameter less than the third diameter. The third bulb may have a fourth braid angle. The fourth bulb may have a fifth braid angle. The first braid angle may be less than the fourth braid angle and the fifth braid angle. Each of the first plurality of bulbs may comprise an oblate spheroid having a diameter of a polar axis that is shorter than a diameter of an equatorial axis. Each of the second plurality of bulbs may comprise an oblate spheroid having a diameter of a polar axis that is shorter than a diameter of an equatorial axis. The first plurality of bulbs may be connected along the polar axes. The second plurality of bulbs may be connected along the polar axes. The first plurality of bulbs may be connected to the second plurality of bulbs along the polar axes of a distal-most bulb of the first plurality of bulbs and a proximal-most bulb of the second plurality of bulbs. The neck may have a diameter between 2 mm and 16 mm. The neck may have a length between 2 mm and 26 mm.

[0301] In some embodiments, an implantable device for treating a vascular cavity or vascular malformation comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure expandable from a compressed state to an expanded state. The textile structure has a longitudinal axis. The textile structure comprises, in the expanded state, a first bulb, a second bulb, a third bulb, a first neck, and a second neck. The first bulb has a spherical shape. The second bulb has an elongate shape. The second bulb comprises a first circumferential portion and a second circumferential portion. The first circumferential portion comprises a first braid angle. The second circumferential portion comprises a second braid angle greater than the first braid angle. The second circumferential portion is opposite the first circumferential portion. The third bulb has a spherical shape. The second bulb is between the first bulb and the third bulb along the longitudinal axis. The first neck is between the first bulb and the second bulb along the longitudinal axis. The second neck is between the second bulb and the third bulb along the longitudinal axis.

[0302] The first bulb may comprise a third braid angle. The third bulb may comprise a fourth braid angle. The third braid angle may be less than the second braid angle. The fourth braid angle may be less than the second braid angle. The textile structure may further comprise, in the expanded state, a third neck and a fourth neck. The first bulb may be between the first neck and the third neck along the longitudinal axis. The third bulb may be between the second neck and the fourth neck along the longitudinal axis. The first braid angle may be between 0° and 90°. The second braid angle may be between 91° and 180°.

[0303] In some embodiments, an implantable device for treating a vascular cavity or vascular malformation comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure expandable from a compressed state to an expanded state. The textile structure has a longitudinal axis. The textile structure comprises, in the expanded state, a first bulb, a second bulb, a third bulb, a first neck, and a second neck. The first bulb has a spherical shape. The second bulb has an elongate shape. The second bulb comprises a first circumferential portion and a second circumferential portion opposite the first circumferential portion. The first circumferential portion comprises a polymer. The third bulb has a spherical shape. The second bulb is between the first bulb and the third bulb along the longitudinal axis. The first neck is between the first bulb and the second bulb along the longitudinal axis. The second neck is between the second bulb and the third bulb along the longitudinal axis.

[0304] The polymer may be non-porous. The polymer may comprise radiopaque material. The polymer may be coated onto the first circumferential portion of the third bulb. An inner surface of the first circumferential portion of the second bulb may be free of the polymer. The textile structure may further comprise, in the expanded state, a third neck. The first bulb may be between the first neck and the third neck along the longitudinal axis. Each of the first bulb, the second bulb, and the third bulb may have the same diameter.

[0305] In some embodiments, an implantable device for treating a vascular cavity or vascular malformation comprises a plurality of wires woven to form a textile structure expandable from a compressed state to an expanded state. The textile structure comprises, in the expanded state, a first longitudinal segment and a second longitudinal segment. The first longitudinal section comprises a first circumferential portion comprising a first braid angle and a second circumferential portion comprising a second braid angle greater than the first braid angle. The second circumferential portion is opposite the first circumferential portion. At least one of the first longitudinal segment and the second longitudinal segment comprises a bulb. A lumen is configured to allow perfusion of blood through the textile structure parallel to the longitudinal axis.

[0306] The first longitudinal segment may comprise the bulb. The second longitudinal segment may comprise the bulb. The first circumferential portion may be configured to allow perfusion of blood through the first circumferential portion at a first rate. The second circumferential portion may be configured to allow perfusion of blood through the second circumferential portion at a second rate less than the first rate. The textile structure may further comprise, in the expanded state, a third longitudinal segment. The first longitudinal segment may be between the second longitudinal segment and the third longitudinal segment. The first longitudinal segment may comprise the bulb, the second longitudinal segment may comprise a second bulb, and the third longitudinal segment may comprise a third bulb. The textile structure may comprise a first neck longitudinally between the bulb and the second bulb and a second neck longitudinally between the bulb and the third bulb. The second bulb may be spherical, the bulb may be elongate, and the third bulb may be spherical. The second bulb may have a first diameter, the bulb may have a second diameter less than the first diameter, and the third bulb may have a third diameter less than the second diameter. The second bulb may be spherical and may have a first diameter, the bulb may be elongate and may have a second diameter less than the first diameter, and the third bulb may be spherical and may have a third diameter less than the second diameter. The second bulb may have a first diameter, the bulb may have a second diameter less than the first diameter, and the third bulb may have a third diameter less than the second diameter.

[0307] The methods summarized above and set forth in further detail below describe certain actions taken by a practitioner; however, it should be understood that they can also include the instruction of those actions by another party. Thus, actions such as “advancing a guidewire” include “instructing the advancement of a guidewire.”

[0532] FIG. 1A is a schematic side elevational view of an example embodiment of a vascular treatment device 10. The device 10 includes a distal portion 100, a proximal portion 200, and a joint 300 coupling the distal portion 100 to the proximal portion 200. In the device 10, the joint 300 couples a proximal segment of the distal portion 100 to a distal segment of the proximal portion 200.

[0533] FIG. 1B is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a vascular treatment device 20. The device 20 includes a distal portion 100, a proximal portion 200, and a joint 300 coupling the distal portion 100 to the proximal portion 200. In the device 20, the joint 300 couples a distal segment of the distal portion 100 to a distal segment of the proximal portion 200. The proximal portion 200 extends through the distal portion 100.

[0534] FIG. 1C is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of a vascular treatment device 30. The device 30 includes a distal portion 100, a proximal portion 200, and a joint 300 coupling the distal portion 100 to the proximal portion 200. In the device 30, the joint 300 couples a segment between the proximal end and distal the end of the distal portion 100 to a distal segment of the proximal portion 200. The proximal portion 200 partially extends through the distal portion 100.

[0535] FIG. 1D is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a vascular treatment device 40. The device 40 includes a distal portion 100, a proximal portion 200, and a joint 300 coupling the distal portion 100 to the proximal portion 200. In the device 40, the joint 300 couples the distal portion 100 to a segment of the proximal portion 200 that is proximal to the distal end of the proximal portion 200. The distal end of the proximal portion 200 extends beyond the distal end of the distal portion 100.

[0536] For each of the devices 10, 20, 30, 40, a wide variety of distal portions 100, proximal portions 200, and joints 300 are possible, including the distal portions 100, proximal portions 200, and joints 300 described herein. In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 includes a plurality of woven bulbs spaced longitudinally apart by woven necks. In some embodiments, the proximal portion 200 includes a cut hypotube having variable longitudinal flexibility. Other varieties of distal portions 100 and proximal portions 200 are also possible. In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 comprises a shape-set textile structure, the proximal portion 200 comprises a delivery system or hypotube, and the joint 300 comprises a bonding zone in a marker band region. In some embodiments, coupling the distal portion 100 and the proximal portion 200 at the joint 300 may be fixed or reversible.

[0537] In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 in a radially-collapsed configuration has an outer diameter of about 0.0125 inches (approx. 0.317 mm) or less and in a radially-expanded configuration has varying diameters. In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 in the radially-collapsed configuration has a diameter in the range of about 0.1 mm to about 0.9 mm (e.g., about 0.25 mm to about 0.5 mm). In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 in the radially-expanded configuration has a diameter in the range of about 1 mm to about 6.5 mm (e.g., about 3 mm to about 4.5 mm). In some embodiments, for example embodiments in which the distal portion 100 is configured or intended for use in larger vessels or bodily conduits, the distal portion 100 in the radially-expanded configuration has a diameter in the range of about 5 mm to about 40 mm and a diameter in the radially-collapsed configuration in the range of about 0.5 mm to about 5 mm. In some embodiments, the ratio of the diameter of the distal portion 100 in the radially-expanded configuration to the diameter of the distal portion 100 in the radially-collapsed configuration is about 1.2:1 to about 100:1 (e.g., about 1.2:1 to about 20:1, about 9:1 to about 15:1).

[0538] FIG. 2A is a schematic side elevational view of an example embodiment of a distal portion 1000 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 1000 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 1010 and woven necks 1020. The distal portion 1000 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. A radiopaque marker band 25 is coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, discussed in further detail herein. The bulbs 1010 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 1020. In some embodiments, the bulbs 1010 and the necks 1020 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments that form the bulbs 1010 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments that form the necks 1020. The bulbs 1010 are generally spherical or spheroid, although the proximal and distal ends of the bulbs 1010 may begin to form the necks 1020. The bulbs 1010 extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis, increasing in diameter from proximal to distal, reaching an intermediate point, and then decreasing in diameter from proximal to distal. The necks 1020 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 1020 may flare outwardly to begin to form the bulbs 1010. The bulbs 1010 in FIG. 2A have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 1000 may be considered non-tapered or cylindrical.

[0539] FIG. 2B is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 1100 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. FIG. 2C is a perspective view of the distal portion 1100 of FIG. 2B. FIG. 2D is another schematic side elevational view of the distal portion 1100 of FIG. 2B, which was derived from a photograph of the distal portion 1100. The distal portion 1100 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 1110 and woven necks 1120. The distal portion 1100 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. A radiopaque marker band 25 is coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, discussed in further detail herein. The bulbs 1110 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 1120. In some embodiments, the bulbs 1110 and the necks 1120 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments that form the bulbs 1110 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments that form the necks 1120. The bulbs 1110 are generally spherical or spheroid, although the proximal and distal ends of the bulbs 1110 may begin to form the necks 1120. The bulbs 1110 extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis, increasing in diameter from proximal to distal, reaching an intermediate point, and then decreasing in diameter from proximal to distal. The necks 1120 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 1120 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 1110.

[0540] The distal portion 1100 includes ten bulbs 1110: three bulbs 1112, three bulbs 1114, two bulbs 1116, and two bulbs 1118. The bulbs 1112 have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1114, which have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1116, which have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1118. The bulbs 1112 have substantially uniform diameters, the bulbs 1114 have substantially uniform diameters, the bulbs 1116 have substantially uniform diameters, and the bulbs 1118 have substantially uniform diameters. Due to the differing diameters of the bulbs 1110, the distal portion 1100 may be considered tapered, for example inwardly tapered from proximal to distal or outwardly tapered from distal to proximal, or the distal portion 1100 may be considered stepped, for example inwardly stepped from proximal to distal or outwardly stepped from distal to proximal. Other and opposite configurations are also possible. For example, the bulbs 1110 may be inwardly tapered or stepped from distal to proximal or outwardly stepped from proximal to distal. For another example, the bulbs 1110 may have random (e.g., non-sequential) diameters along the length of the distal portion 1100, which may include sections that are substantially cylindrical and/or sections that are stepped or tapered distally and/or proximally.

[0541] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 1110 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the three distal extra-small spherical bulbs 1112 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the extra-small vessel segments such as the M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 1.5 mm to about 2.25 mm); the proximally-next three small spherical bulbs 1114 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the smaller vessel segments such as the distal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.25 mm to about 2.75 mm); the proximally-next two medium spherical bulbs 1116 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the medium vessel segments such as the proximal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.75 mm to about 3.25 mm); and the proximal two large spherical bulbs 1118 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). A tapered configuration of the distal portion 1100 can allow for adequate and safe deployment of the distal portion 1100 across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 1100 may include diameters of the bulbs 1112, 1114, 1116, 1118 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0542] FIG. 2E is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 11900 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 11900 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 1110 and woven necks 1120. The distal portion 11900 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. The bulbs 1110 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 1120. In some embodiments, the bulbs 1110 and the necks 1120 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments that form the bulbs 1110 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments that form the necks 1120. The bulbs 1110 are generally spherical or spheroid, although the proximal and distal ends of the bulbs 1110 may begin to form the necks 1120. The bulbs 1110 extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis, increasing in diameter from proximal to distal, reaching an intermediate point, and then decreasing in diameter from proximal to distal. The necks 1120 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 1120 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 1110.

[0543] The distal portion 11900 includes six bulbs 1110: two bulbs 1114, two bulbs 1116, and two bulbs 1118. The bulbs 1114 have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1116, which have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1118. The bulbs 1114 have substantially uniform diameters, the bulbs 1116 have substantially uniform diameters, and the bulbs 1118 have substantially uniform diameters. Due to the differing diameters of the bulbs 1110, the distal portion 11900 may be considered tapered, for example inwardly tapered from proximal to distal or outwardly tapered from distal to proximal, or the distal portion 11900 may be considered stepped, for example inwardly stepped from proximal to distal or outwardly stepped from distal to proximal. Other and opposite configurations are also possible. For example, the bulbs 1110 may be inwardly tapered or stepped from distal to proximal or outwardly stepped from proximal to distal. For another example, the bulbs 1110 may have random (e.g., non-sequential) diameters along the length of the distal portion 11900, which may include sections that are substantially cylindrical and/or sections that are stepped or tapered distally and/or proximally.

[0544] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 1110 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the two distal small spherical bulbs 1114 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized (e.g., about 2.5 mm to about 3.5 mm, about 3 mm) to the small vessel segments such as the M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 1.5 mm to about 2.25 mm); the proximally-next two medium spherical bulbs 1116 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized (e.g., about 3.5 mm to about 5 mm, about 4 mm) to the medium vessel segments such as the M1 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.25 mm to about 3.25 mm); and the proximal two large spherical bulbs 1118 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized (e.g., about 4 mm to about 5 mm, about 4.5 mm) to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). A tapered configuration of the distal portion 11900 can allow for adequate and safe deployment of the distal portion 11900 across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 11900 may include diameters of the bulbs 1114, 1116, 1118 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0545] FIG. 2F is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 12000 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 12000 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 1110 and woven necks 1120. The distal portion 12000 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. The bulbs 1110 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 1120. In some embodiments, the bulbs 1110 and the necks 1120 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments that form the bulbs 1110 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments that form the necks 1120. The bulbs 1110 are generally spherical or spheroid, although the proximal and distal ends of the bulbs 1110 may begin to form the necks 1120. The bulbs 1110 extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis, increasing in diameter from proximal to distal, reaching an intermediate point, and then decreasing in diameter from proximal to distal. The necks 1120 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 1120 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 1110.

[0546] The distal portion 12000 includes five bulbs 1110: one bulb 1114, two bulbs 1116, and two bulbs 1118. The bulb 1114 has a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1116, which have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1118. The bulbs 1116 have substantially uniform diameters and the bulbs 1118 have substantially uniform diameters. Due to the differing diameters of the bulbs 1110, the distal portion 12000 may be considered tapered, for example inwardly tapered from proximal to distal or outwardly tapered from distal to proximal, or the distal portion 12000 may be considered stepped, for example inwardly stepped from proximal to distal or outwardly stepped from distal to proximal. Other and opposite configurations are also possible. For example, the bulbs 1110 may be inwardly tapered or stepped from distal to proximal or outwardly stepped from proximal to distal. For another example, the bulbs 1110 may have random (e.g., non-sequential) diameters along the length of the distal portion 12000, which may include sections that are substantially cylindrical and/or sections that are stepped or tapered distally and/or proximally.

[0547] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 1110 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the one distal small spherical bulb 1114 has an outer diameter configured to be oversized (e.g., about 2.5 mm to about 3.5 mm, about 3 mm) to the small vessel segments such as the M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 1.5 mm to about 2.25 mm); the proximally-next two medium spherical bulbs 1116 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized (e.g., about 3.5 mm to about 5 mm, about 4 mm) to the medium vessel segments such as the M1 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.25 mm to about 3.25 mm); and the proximal two large spherical bulbs 1118 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized (e.g., about 4 mm to about 5 mm, about 4.5 mm) to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). A tapered configuration of the distal portion 12000 can allow for adequate and safe deployment of the distal portion 12000 across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 12000 may include diameters of the bulbs 1114, 1116, 1118 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0548] FIG. 2G is a schematic side elevational view of still yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 12100 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 12100 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 1110 and woven necks 1120. The distal portion 12100 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. The bulbs 1110 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 1120. In some embodiments, the bulbs 1110 and the necks 1120 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments that form the bulbs 1110 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments that form the necks 1120. The bulbs 1110 are generally spherical or spheroid, although the proximal and distal ends of the bulbs 1110 may begin to form the necks 1120. The bulbs 1110 extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis, increasing in diameter from proximal to distal, reaching an intermediate point, and then decreasing in diameter from proximal to distal. The necks 1120 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 1120 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 1110.

[0549] The distal portion 12100 includes four bulbs 1110: two bulbs 1116 and two bulbs 1118. The bulbs 1116 have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1118. The bulbs 1116 have substantially uniform diameters and the bulbs 1118 have substantially uniform diameters. Due to the differing diameters of the bulbs 1110, distal portion 12100 may be considered tapered, for example inwardly tapered from proximal to distal or outwardly tapered from distal to proximal, or the distal portion 12100 may be considered stepped, for example inwardly stepped from proximal to distal or outwardly stepped from distal to proximal. Other and opposite configurations are also possible. For example, the bulbs 1110 may be inwardly tapered or stepped from distal to proximal or outwardly stepped from proximal to distal. For another example, the bulbs 1110 may have random (e.g., non-sequential) diameters along the length of the distal portion 12100, which may include sections that are substantially cylindrical and/or sections that are stepped or tapered distally and/or proximally.

[0550] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 1110 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the two distal medium spherical bulbs 1116 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized (e.g., about 3.5 mm to about 5 mm, about 4 mm) to the medium vessel segments such as the M1 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.25 mm to about 3.25 mm); and the proximal two large spherical bulbs 1118 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized (e.g., about 4 mm to about 5 mm, about 4.5 mm) to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). A tapered configuration of the distal portion 12100 can allow for adequate and safe deployment of the distal portion 12100 across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 12100 may include diameters of the bulbs 1114, 1116, 1118 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0551] The vascular treatment devices illustrated in FIGS. 2E-2G include a proximal portion 200 coupled to the distal portion 11900, 12000, 12100. The proximal portion 200 comprises a first segment 11905 and a second segment 11910. The distal end of the first segment 11905 is coupled to the proximal end of the distal portion 11900, 12000, 12100 (e.g., as described with respect to FIG. 1A), although other coupling arrangements are also possible (e.g., as described with respect to FIGS. 1B-1D). For example, FIG. 2E-2 shows the distal end of the proximal portion 200 coupled to the distal end of the distal portion 100 at a joint 3700 (e.g., as described herein with respect to FIG. 1B). In some embodiments, the distal end of the first segment 11905 of the proximal portion 200, which may also the distal end of the proximal portion 200, includes a radiopaque marker band. The distal end of the second segment 11910 may be coupled to the proximal end of the first segment 11905. In some embodiments, for example as described with respect to FIG. 19F, the first segment 11905 comprises a hypotube and the second segment 11910 comprises a wire. Other proximal portions 200 for the vascular treatment devices illustrated in FIGS. 2E-2G are also possible (e.g., a patterned tubular structure, a shape-set tubular structure, a braided structure, combinations thereof, and the like). For example, FIG. 2E-2 is a perspective view of yet another embodiment of a distal portion 12300 of a vascular treatment device. The distal portion 12300 may for example be the same as or similar to the distal portion 11900 described with respect to FIG. 2E. The distal end of the distal portion 12300 is coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200. The proximal portion 200 comprises a hypotube that is cut along at least a distal portion thereof, and a proximal longitudinal segment of the proximal portion 200 is not cut in any fashion.

[0552] FIGS. 2A-2G show example embodiments of a pattern of bulb shapes in which the bulbs 1010 in FIG. 2A and the bulbs 1110 in FIGS. 2B-2G have substantially the same shape. With reference to FIGS. 2B-2G, this substantially same shape pattern persists even when the bulbs 1110 have different sizes. In the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 2A-2G, the bulbs 1010, 1110 are each spherical, but distal portions 100 including bulbs having other shapes that are substantially the same (e.g., oblong) are also possible.

[0553] FIG. 3A is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 1200 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 1200 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 1210 and woven necks 1220. The distal portion 1200 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. A radiopaque marker band 25 is coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, discussed in further detail herein. The bulbs 1210 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 1220. In some embodiments, the bulbs 1210 and the necks 1220 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments that form the bulbs 1210 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments that form the necks 1220. The bulbs 1210 are generally oblong, although the proximal and distal ends of the bulbs 1210 may begin to form the necks 1220. The bulbs 1210 extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis, increasing in diameter from proximal to distal, reaching an intermediate point, staying at the intermediate diameter for some length, and then decreasing in diameter from proximal to distal. The necks 1220 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 1220 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 1210. The bulbs 1210 in FIG. 3A have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 1200 may be considered non-tapered or cylindrical.

[0554] FIG. 3B is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 1300 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. FIG. 3C is a perspective view of the distal portion 1300 of FIG. 3B. The distal portion 1300 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 1310 and woven necks 1320. The distal portion 1300 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. A radiopaque marker band 25 is coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, discussed in further detail herein. The bulbs 1310 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 1320. In some embodiments, the bulbs 1310 and the necks 1320 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments that form the bulbs 1310 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments that form the necks 1320. The bulbs 1310 are generally oblong, although the proximal and distal ends of the bulbs 1310 may begin to form the necks 1320. The bulbs 1310 extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis, increasing in diameter from proximal to distal, reaching an intermediate point, staying at the intermediate diameter for some length, and then decreasing in diameter from proximal to distal. The necks 1320 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 1320 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 1310.

[0555] The distal portion 1300 includes ten bulbs 1310: three bulbs 1312, three bulbs 1314, two bulbs 1316, and two bulbs 1318. The bulbs 1312 have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1314, which have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1316, which have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1318. The bulbs 1312 have substantially uniform diameters, the bulbs 1314 have substantially uniform diameters, the bulbs 1316 have substantially uniform diameters, and the bulbs 1318 have substantially uniform diameters. Due to the differing diameters of the bulbs 1310, the distal portion 1300 may be considered tapered, for example inwardly tapered from proximal to distal or outwardly tapered from distal to proximal, or the distal portion 1300 may be considered stepped, for example inwardly stepped from proximal to distal or outwardly stepped from distal to proximal. Other and opposite configurations are also possible. For example, the bulbs 1310 may be inwardly tapered or stepped from distal to proximal or outwardly stepped from proximal to distal. For another example, the bulbs 1310 may have random (e.g., non-sequential) diameters along the length of the distal portion 1300, which may include sections that are substantially cylindrical and/or sections that are stepped or tapered distally and/or proximally.

[0556] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 1310 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the three distal extra-small oblong bulbs 1312 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the extra-small vessel segments such as the M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 1.5 mm to about 2.25 mm); the proximally-next three small oblong bulbs 1314 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the smaller vessel segments such as the distal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.25 mm to about 2.75); the proximally-next two medium oblong bulbs 1316 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the medium vessel segments such as the proximal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.75 mm to about 3.25 mm); and the proximal two large oblong bulbs 1318 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). A tapered configuration of the distal portion 1300 can allow for adequate and safe deployment of the distal portion 1300 across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 1300 may include diameters of the bulbs 1312, 1314, 1316, 1318 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are without about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0557] FIG. 4A is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 1400 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 1400 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 1410 and woven necks 1420. The distal portion 1400 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. A radiopaque marker band 25 is coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, discussed in further detail herein. The bulbs 1410 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 1420. In some embodiments, the bulbs 1410 and the necks 1420 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments that form the bulbs 1410 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments that form the necks 1420. The necks 1420 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 1420 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 1410. The bulbs 1410 in FIG. 4A have substantially uniform diameters such that the distal portion 1400 may be considered non-tapered or cylindrical.

[0558] The distal portion 1400 includes ten bulbs 1410: seven generally spherical bulbs 1412 and three generally oblong bulbs 1414, in an interspersed pattern, from distal to proximal, of two bulbs 1412, one bulb 1414, two bulbs 1412, one bulb 1414, two bulbs 1412, one bulb 1414, and one bulb 1412. Other interspersing patterns are also possible. For example, an interspersed pattern may include one bulb 1412, one bulb 1414, one bulb 1412, one bulb 1414, one bulb 1412, one bulb 1414, one bulb 1412, one bulb 1414, one bulb 1412, and one bulb 1414. For another example, interspersed pattern may include one bulb 1412, two bulbs 1414, one bulb 1412, two bulbs 1414, one bulb 1412, two bulbs 1414, and one bulb 1412.

[0559] FIG. 4B is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 1500 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The bulbs 1510 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 1520. The distal portion 1500 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. A radiopaque marker band 25 is coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, discussed in further detail herein. In some embodiments, the bulbs 1510 and the necks 1520 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments that form the bulbs 1510 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments that form the necks 1520. The necks 1520 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 1520 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 1510.

[0560] The distal portion 1500 includes ten bulbs 1510: six generally spherical bulbs 1511 and four generally oblong bulbs 1531. The generally spherical bulbs 1511 include two bulbs 1512, two bulbs 1514, one bulb 1516, and one bulb 1518. The bulbs 1512 have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1514, which have a smaller diameter than the bulb 1516, which has a smaller diameter than the bulb 1518. The bulbs 1512 have substantially uniform diameters and the bulbs 1514 have substantially uniform diameters. The generally oblong bulbs 1531 include one bulb 1532, one bulb 1534, one bulb 1536, and one bulb 1538. The bulb 1532 has a smaller diameter than the bulb 1534, which has a smaller diameter than the bulb 1536, which has a smaller diameter than the bulb 1538. Due to the differing diameters of the bulbs 1510, the distal portion 1500 may be considered tapered, for example inwardly tapered from proximal to distal or outwardly tapered from distal to proximal, or the distal portion 1500 may be considered stepped, for example inwardly stepped from proximal to distal or outwardly stepped from distal to proximal. Other and opposite configurations are also possible. For example, the bulbs 1510 may be inwardly tapered or stepped from distal to proximal or outwardly stepped from proximal to distal. For another example, the bulbs 1510 may have random (e.g., non-sequential) diameters along the length of the distal portion 1500, which may include sections that are substantially cylindrical and/or sections that are stepped or tapered distally and/or proximally.

[0561] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 1510 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the two distal extra-small spherical bulbs 1512 and the distal extra-small oblong bulb 1532 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the extra-small vessel segments such as the M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 1.5 mm to about 2.25 mm); the proximally-next two small spherical bulbs 1514 and the small oblong bulb 1534 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the smaller vessel segments such as the distal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.25 mm to about 2.75 mm); the proximally-next medium spherical bulb 1516 and the medium oblong bulb 1536 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the medium vessel segments such as the proximal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.75 mm to about 3.25 mm); and the proximally-next large spherical bulb 1518 and the large oblong bulb 1538 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). A tapered configuration of the distal portion 1500 can allow for adequate and safe deployment of the distal portion 1500 across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 1500 may include diameters of the bulbs 1512, 1514, 1516, 1518, 1532, 1534, 1536, 1538 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0562] The distal portion 1500 includes ten bulbs 1510: six generally spherical bulbs 1511 and four generally oblong bulbs 1531, in an interspersed pattern. Other interspersing patterns are also possible. For example, an interspersed pattern may include one bulb 1512, one bulb 1532, two bulbs 1514, one bulb 1534, two bulbs 1516, one bulb 1536, one bulb 1518, and one bulb 1538. For another example, interspersed pattern may include one bulb 1512, two bulbs 1532, two bulbs 1514, one bulb 1534, one bulb 1516, one bulb 1536, one bulb 1518, and one bulb 1538.

[0563] FIG. 4C is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 2200 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40, including any example embodiments thereof described herein. FIG. 4D is a schematic proximal end view of the distal portion 2200 shown in FIG. 4C. The distal portion 2200 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 2210 and woven necks 2220 including filaments 156. The bulbs 2210 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 2220. In some embodiments, the bulbs 2210 and the necks 2220 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments that form the bulbs 2210 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments that form the necks 2220. The bulbs 2210 are generally spherical, although the proximal and distal ends of the bulbs 2210 may begin to form the necks 2220. The necks 2220 are aligned along a longitudinal axis 2230. The bulbs 2210 are aligned along a longitudinal axis 2240. The longitudinal axis 2240 may run through a center of the distal portion 2200. The longitudinal axis 2230 is radially offset from the longitudinal axis 2240. The necks 2220 are aligned with chords of the bulbs 2210. The necks 2220 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the central or longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 2220 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 2210. The bulbs 2210 in FIG. 4C have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 2200 may be considered non-tapered or cylindrical.

[0564] FIG. 4E is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 2400 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40, including any example embodiments thereof described herein. FIG. 4F is a schematic proximal end view of the distal portion 2400 of FIG. 4E. The distal portion 2400 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 2410, 2415 and woven necks 2420. The bulbs 2410, 2415 are longitudinally spaced from each other by the woven necks 2420. In some embodiments, the bulbs 2410, 2415 and the necks 2420 are an integral textile structure in which the filaments 156 that form the bulbs 2410, 2415 are the same as and longitudinally continuous with the filaments 156 that form the necks 2420. The bulbs 2410, 2415 are generally spherical, although the proximal and distal ends of the bulbs 2410, 2415 may begin to form the necks 2420. The necks 2220 are aligned along a longitudinal axis 2430. The longitudinal axis 2430 may run through a center of the distal portion 2400. The longitudinal axis 2430 is aligned to the chords of bulbs 2410 and to the chords of the bulbs 2415. The chords through the each of the bulbs 2410 are the same. The chords through each of the bulbs 2415 are the same. The chords through the bulbs 2410 are different from the chords through the bulbs 2415. The longitudinal position of the bulbs 2410, 2415 may alternate. The necks 2420 are between different chords of the bulbs 2410, 2415. The necks 2420 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the central or longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 2420 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 2410, 2415. The bulbs 2410 in FIG. 4E have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 2400 may be considered non-tapered or cylindrical.

[0565] FIG. 4G is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 2500 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. FIG. 4H is a schematic proximal end view of the distal portion 2500 of FIG. 4G. The distal portion 2500 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 2510 along an elongate support structure 2520 (such as a neck, tube, spindle, spine, rod, backbone, etc.). The elongate support structure 2520 is aligned along a longitudinal axis 2530. The longitudinal axis 2530 may run through a center of the distal portion 2500. The bulbs 2510 are hemi-spherical or generally hemi-spherical along the longitudinal axis 2530, although the elongate support structure 2520 between the bulbs 2510 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 2510. In some embodiments, the bulbs 2510 are hemispherical or generally hemi-spherical and so they appear as bulges on the sides of a single elongate support structure 2520 rather than as bulbs separated by a plurality of necks. The bulbs 2510 have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 2500 may be considered non-tapered.

[0566] The distal portion 2500 includes bulbs 2510 that are phase-shifted. The bulbs 2510 are phase-shifted from each other by a phase-shift angle of about 120° relative to the longitudinal axis 2530 (for e.g., the bulbs 2516, 2512, 2519, 2515 are phase-shifted from the bulbs 2511, 2518, 2514 by a phase-shift angle 2560 of about 120°; the bulbs 2511, 2518, 2514 are phase-shifted from the bulbs 2517, 2513, 2521 by a phase-shift angle 2540 of about 120°; and the bulbs 2517, 2513, 2521 are phase-shifted from the bulbs 2516, 2512, 2519, 2515 by a phase-shift angle 2550 of about 120°). A phase-shifted configuration of the bulbs 2510 in the distal portion 2500 can allow for effective torsional rasping and mechanical thrombectomy of hard clots or organized thrombus adherent to the endothelium wall (inner walls of blood vessels). The term thrombus, as used herein, shall be given its ordinary meaning and shall include, but not be limited to, blood clots (e.g., attached to the blood vessel), emboli (e.g., floating blood clots), and other debris that may be removed from vessels. The terms thrombus, clot, and embolus may be used interchangeably depending on context. Although some example phase-shift angles are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 2500 may include symmetric phase-shift angles that are uniform to each other with values that range between about 15° and about 345° (e.g., the phase-shift angles 2540, 2550, 2560 each being about 120°). For another example, some embodiments of the distal portion 2500 may include asymmetric phase-shift angles that are varying to each other with values that range between about 15° and about 345° (e.g., the phase shift-angles 2540, 2550 both being about 80° and the phase-shift angle 2560 being about 200°).

[0567] FIG. 4I is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 1900 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 1900 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 1910 and woven necks 1920. The distal portion 1900 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. The necks 1920 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 1920 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 1910.

[0568] The distal portion 1900 includes seven bulbs 1910: two bulbs 1911, two bulbs 1913, one bulb 1915, and two bulbs 1917. The bulbs 1911 have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1913, which have a smaller diameter than the bulb 1915, which has a smaller diameter than the bulbs 1917. The bulbs 1911 have substantially uniform diameters, the bulbs 1913 have substantially uniform diameters, and the bulbs 1917 have substantially uniform diameters.

[0569] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 1910 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the two distal extra-small spherical bulbs 1911 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the extra-small vessel segments such as the M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 1.5 mm to about 2.25 mm); the proximally-next two small spherical bulbs 1913 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the smaller vessel segments such as the distal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.25 mm to about 2.75 mm); the proximally-next medium spherical bulb 1915 has an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the medium vessel segments such as the proximal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.75 mm to about 3.25 mm); and the proximally-next large spherical bulbs 1917 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). Due to the differing diameters of the bulbs 1910, the distal portion 1900 may be considered tapered, for example inwardly tapered from proximal to distal or outwardly tapered from distal to proximal, or the distal portion 1900 may be considered stepped, for example inwardly stepped from proximal to distal or outwardly stepped from distal to proximal. Other and opposite configurations are also possible. For example, the bulbs 1910 may be inwardly tapered or stepped from distal to proximal or outwardly stepped from proximal to distal. For another example, the bulbs 1910 may have random (e.g., non-sequential) diameters along the length of the distal portion 1900, which may include sections that are substantially cylindrical and/or sections that are stepped or tapered distally and/or proximally. A tapered configuration of the distal portion 1900 can provide adequate and safe deployment of the distal portion 1900 across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 1900 may include diameters of the bulbs 1911, 1913, 1915, 1917 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0570] The necks 1920 include a first neck 1921 having a first neck diameter 1931 (also the distal neck 65), a second neck 1922 having a second neck diameter 1932, a third neck 1923 having a third neck diameter 1933, a fourth neck 1924 having a fourth neck diameter 1934, a fifth neck 1925 having a fifth neck diameter 1935, a sixth neck 1926 having a sixth neck diameter 1936, a seventh neck 1927 having a seventh neck diameter 1937, and an eighth neck 1929 having an eighth neck diameter 1939 (also the proximal neck). The neck diameters 1930 including 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939 are uniform or substantially uniform. The distal portion 1900 includes necks 1920 having varying lengths: four necks 1921, 1922, 1924, 1927 having relatively short lengths, two necks 1926, 1929 having relatively medium lengths, and two necks 1923, 1925 having relatively long lengths in an interspersed pattern. Other interspersing patterns are also possible. For example, an interspersed pattern may include four necks 1921, 1922, 1924, 1927 with relatively short lengths, two necks 1926, 1929 with relatively medium lengths, and two necks 1923, 1925 with relatively long lengths.

[0571] Necks 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929 having varying lengths can provide controlled expansion of the bulbs 1910 adjacent to the necks 1920 during torsional rasping, aid in wall apposition of the bulbs 1910, and/or inhibit or prevent distal emboli. Necks 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929 having varying lengths may be deployed in such a manner that necks 1920 with longer lengths are deployed at the region of maximal clot burden, which can provide effective torsional rasping by entrapping soft clots or non-organized thrombus between the undulations of the bulbs 1910 on the varying lengths of the necks 1920.

[0572] FIG. 4J is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 2000 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 2000 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 2010 and woven necks 2020. The distal portion 2000 includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. The necks 2020 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 2020 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 2010.

[0573] The distal portion 2000 includes nine bulbs 2010: three bulbs 2011, two bulbs 2013, two bulbs 2015, and two bulbs 2017. The bulbs 2011 have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 2013, which have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 2015, which have smaller diameters than the bulbs 2017. The bulbs 2011 have substantially uniform diameters, the bulbs 2013 have substantially uniform diameters, the bulbs 2015 have substantially uniform diameters, and the bulbs 2017 have substantially uniform diameters.

[0574] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 2010 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the three distal extra-small spherical bulbs 2011 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the extra-small vessel segments such as the M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 1.5 mm to about 2.25 mm); the proximally-next two small spherical bulbs 2013 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the smaller vessel segments such as the distal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.25 mm to about 2.75 mm); the proximally-next two medium spherical bulbs 2015 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the medium vessel segments such as the proximal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.75 mm to about 3.25 mm); and the proximally-next large spherical bulbs 2017 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). Due to the differing diameters of the bulbs 2010, the distal portion 2000 may be considered tapered, for example inwardly tapered from proximal to distal or outwardly tapered from distal to proximal, or the distal portion 2000 may be considered stepped, for example inwardly stepped from proximal to distal or outwardly stepped from distal to proximal. Other and opposite configurations are also possible. For example, the bulbs 2010 may be inwardly tapered or stepped from distal to proximal or outwardly stepped from proximal to distal. For another example, the bulbs 2010 may have random (e.g., non-sequential) diameters along the length of the distal portion 2000, which may include sections that are substantially cylindrical and/or sections that are stepped or tapered distally and/or proximally. A tapered configuration of the distal portion 2000 can provide adequate and safe deployment of the distal portion 2000 across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 2000 may include diameters of the bulbs 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0575] The necks 2020 include a first neck 2021 having a first neck diameter 2041 (also the distal neck 65), a second neck 2022 having a second neck diameter 2031, a third neck 2023 having a third neck diameter 2032, a fourth neck 2024 having a fourth neck diameter 2033, a fifth neck 2025 having a fifth neck diameter 2034, a sixth neck 2026 having a sixth neck diameter 2035, a seventh neck 2027 having a seventh neck diameter 2036, and an eighth neck 2028 having an eighth neck diameter 2037, a ninth neck 2029 having a ninth neck diameter 2038, a tenth neck 2040 having a tenth neck diameter 2039 (also the proximal neck). The distal portion 2000 includes varying neck diameters 2030: seven necks 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026, 2028, 2040 having relatively narrow neck diameters 2041, 2031, 2032, 2034, 2035, 2037, 2039, respectively, and three necks 2024, 2027, 2029 having relatively wide neck diameters 2033, 2036, 2038, respectively, in an interspersed pattern. Other interspersing patterns are also possible. For example, an interspersed pattern may include seven necks 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2027, 2029, 2040 having relatively narrow neck diameters 2041, 2031, 2032, 2034, 2036, 2038, 2039, respectively, and three necks 2024, 2026, 2028 having relatively wider neck diameters 2033, 2035, 2037, respectively (e.g., relatively wider neck diameters between changing bulb diameters). For another example, an interspersed pattern may include five necks 2021, 2024, 2026, 2028, 2040 having relatively narrow neck diameters 2041, 2033, 2035, 2037, 2039, respectively, and five necks 2022, 2023, 2025, 2027, 2029 having relatively wider neck diameters 2031, 2032, 2034, 2036, 2038, respectively (e.g., relatively narrow neck diameters between changing bulb diameters).

[0576] Varying neck diameters 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2041 can allow for the outer diameters of the bulbs 2010 and/or the varying neck diameters 2030 to have adequate wall apposition across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size), which can inhibit or prevent emboli from drifting into side branches of blood vessels during torsional rasping and/or mechanical thrombectomy. Varying neck diameters 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2041 can allow the distal portion 2000 to be deployed in such a way that the wider neck diameters are deployed at the region of bifurcations or higher blood vessel branches and/or at regions of blood vessel diameter transitions, which can allow the distal portion 2000 to serve as a filter to inhibit emboli from drifting into the branches of the blood vessels during torsional rasping and/or mechanical thrombectomy.

[0577] FIG. 4K is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 2100 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 2100 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 2110 and woven necks 2120. The distal portion includes a woven neck 65 at the distal end. The necks 2120 are cylindrical or generally cylindrical along the longitudinal axis, although the ends of the necks 2120 may flare outwardly to begin to from the bulbs 2110.

[0578] The distal portion 2100 includes nine bulbs 2110: three bulbs 2111, two bulbs 2113, two bulbs 2115, and two bulbs 2117. The bulbs 2111 have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 2113, which have a smaller diameter than the bulbs 2115, which have smaller diameters than the bulbs 2117. The bulbs 2111 have substantially uniform diameters, the bulbs 2113 have substantially uniform diameters, the bulbs 2115 have substantially uniform diameters, and the bulbs 2117 have substantially uniform diameters.

[0579] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 2110 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the three distal extra-small spherical bulbs 2111 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the extra-small vessel segments such as the M2 segments of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 1.5 mm to about 2.25 mm); the proximally-next two small spherical bulbs 2113 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the smaller vessel segments such as the distal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.25 mm to about 2.75 mm); the proximally-next medium spherical bulbs 2115 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the medium vessel segments such as the proximal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.75 mm to about 3.25 mm); and the proximally-next large spherical bulbs 2117 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). Due to the differing diameters of the bulbs 2110, the distal portion 2100 may be considered tapered, for example inwardly tapered from proximal to distal or outwardly tapered from distal to proximal, or the distal portion 2100 may be considered stepped, for example inwardly stepped from proximal to distal or outwardly stepped from distal to proximal. Other and opposite configurations are also possible. For example, the bulbs 2110 may be inwardly tapered or stepped from distal to proximal or outwardly stepped from proximal to distal. For another example, the bulbs 2110 may have random (e.g., non-sequential) diameters along the length of the distal portion 2100, which may include sections that are substantially cylindrical and/or sections that are stepped or tapered distally and/or proximally. A tapered configuration of the distal portion 2100 can provide adequate and safe deployment of the distal portion 2100 across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 2100 may include diameters of the bulbs 2111, 2113, 2115, 2117 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0580] The necks 2120 include a first neck 2121 having a first neck diameter 2131 (also the distal neck 65), a second neck 2122 having a second neck diameter 2132, a third neck 2123 having a third neck diameter 2133, a fourth neck 2124 having a fourth neck diameter 2134, a fifth neck 2125 having a fifth neck diameter 2135, a sixth neck 2126 having a sixth neck diameter 2136, a seventh neck 2127 having a seventh neck diameter 2137, an eighth neck 2128 having an eighth neck diameter 2138, a ninth neck 2129 having a ninth neck diameter 2129, a tenth neck 2145 having a tenth neck diameter 2141 (also the proximal neck). The necks 2120 have varying neck diameters 2130 and varying lengths.

[0581] The distal portion 2100 includes varying neck diameters 2130: seven necks 2121, 2122, 2123, 2125, 2126, 2128, 2145 having relatively narrow neck diameters 2131, 2132, 2133, 2135, 2136, 2138, 2141, respectively, and three necks 2124, 2127, 2129 having relatively wide neck diameters 2134, 2137, 2139, respectively, in an interspersed pattern. Other interspersing patterns are also possible. For example, an interspersed pattern may include seven necks 2121, 2122, 2123, 2125, 2127, 2129, 2145 having relatively narrow neck diameters 2131, 2132, 2133, 2135, 2137, 2139, 2141, respectively, and three necks 2124, 2126, 2128 having relatively wider neck diameters 2134, 2136, 2138, respectively (e.g., relatively wider neck diameters between changing bulb diameters). For another example, an interspersed pattern may include five necks 2121, 2124, 2126, 2128, 2145 having relatively narrow neck diameters 2131, 2134, 2136, 2138, 2141, respectively, and five necks 2122, 2123, 2125, 2127, 2129 having relatively wider neck diameters 2132, 2133, 2135, 2137, 2139, respectively (e.g., relatively narrow neck diameters between changing bulb diameters).

[0582] The distal portion 2100 includes necks 2120 having varying lengths: eight necks 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2126, 2127, 2129, 2145 having relatively short lengths, one neck 2128 having a relatively medium length, and one neck 2125 having a relatively long length in an interspersed pattern. Other interspersing patterns are also possible. For example, an interspersed pattern may include four necks 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124 having relatively short lengths, four necks 2126, 2127, 2129, 2145 having relatively medium lengths, and two necks 2125, 2128 having relatively large lengths.

[0583] Varying neck diameters 2131, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2136, 2137, 2138, 2139, 2141 can allow for the outer diameters of the bulbs 2110 and/or the varying neck diameters 2130 to have adequate wall apposition across blood vessels with multiple and/or varying diameters (e.g., vasculature that progressively reduces in size), which can inhibit or prevent emboli from drifting into side branches of blood vessels during torsional rasping and/or mechanical thrombectomy. Varying neck diameters 2130 including 2131, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2136, 2137, 2138, 2139, 2141 can allow the distal portion 2100 to be deployed in such a way that the wider neck diameters are deployed at the region of bifurcations or higher blood vessel branches and/or at regions of blood vessel diameter transitions, which can allow the distal portion 2100 to serve as a filter to inhibit emboli from drifting into the branches of the blood vessels during torsional rasping and/or mechanical thrombectomy. Necks 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2129, 2145 having varying lengths can provide controlled expansion of the bulbs 2110 adjacent to the necks 2120 during torsional rasping, aid in wall apposition of the bulbs 2110, and/or inhibit or prevent distal emboli. Necks 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2129, 2145 having varying lengths may be deployed in such a manner that necks 2120 with longer lengths are deployed at the region of maximal clot burden, which can provide effective torsional rasping by entrapping soft clots or non-organized thrombus between the undulations of the bulbs 2110 on the varying lengths of the necks 2120. Necks 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2128, 2129, 2145 with varying lengths and/or diameters 2131, 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2136, 2137, 2138, 2139, 2141 may provide for combinations of some or all of these advantages.

[0584] As illustrated, for example in FIGS. 2A-4K, and described herein, the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40 may include a wide variety of different bulb parameters such as bulb quantity, shape, size, spacing, phase-shifting with regards to the longitudinal axis or to a chord of the axis, filament parameters (e.g., material, material ratio, thickness, shape, etc.), different neck parameters (e.g., neck diameter, neck length, etc.), braid parameters (e.g., pattern, angle, density, pore size, etc.), alignment to the longitudinal axis or to a chord of the axis, combinations thereof, and the like.

[0585] Each of the distal portions 1000, 1100 illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B includes ten bulbs 1010, 1110. Other numbers of bulbs 1010, 1110 are also possible. For example, in some embodiments, the distal portion includes between one and nine bulbs, between five and twenty bulbs, between four and ten bulbs, between three and fifteen bulbs, between 11 and 30 bulbs, or more than 30 bulbs. In some embodiments, the distal portion includes 2 (e.g., as illustrated in FIG. 5E), 3 (e.g., as illustrated in FIGS. 4C, 5B, 5F, and 5G), 4 (e.g., as illustrated in FIGS. 2G and 4E), 5 (e.g., as illustrated in FIG. 2F), 6 (e.g., as illustrated in FIGS. 2E and 2E-2), 7 (e.g., as illustrated in FIG. 4I), 8, 9 (e.g., as illustrated in FIGS. 4J and 4K), 10 (e.g., as illustrated in FIGS. 2A-4B), 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 bulbs. In some implementations, for example in which the device is configured to be used in peripheral vessels (e.g., in the leg), where clots can be up to 20 cm or even 40 cm, 11 to 30 or more, or 40 to 60, bulbs may be used. In some embodiments, 1 bulb is used for about every 0.2 cm to 5 cm (e.g., about every 0.5 cm to 2 cm). A larger quantity of bulbs along a longer length distal portion 100 may provide more flexibility in treating a range of clot lengths including longer clots than a smaller quantity of bulbs along a shorter length distal portion 100. A smaller quantity of bulbs along a shorter length distal portion 100 may provide better pushability of the distal portion 100 through a microcatheter and/or higher torque in a vessel (e.g., because the torque is spread across the shorter length and/or the fewer quantity of bulbs).

[0586] The term bulb, as used herein, shall be given its ordinary meaning and shall include, but not be limited to, protruding or bulging portions that may be rounded (e.g., rounded balls, spheres, cylinders, or beads) or non-rounded, which are typically, but not necessarily, provided along (e.g., separately or integrated with) a support structure. A bulb may have a consistent cross-section or may have two or more different cross-sections. A bulb may have one, two, or more than two open ends or lumens therethrough. Bulb shapes may include, for example, e.g., with respect to a top view, side view, and/or cross-section, at least one of sphere, oblong, egg, oval, ellipse, cylinder, spiral, twisted, helical, triangle, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, square, diamond, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon, quatrefoil, trapezoid, trapezium, other polygons, oblate spheroids (e.g., flattened spheroids), prolate spheroids (e.g., elongated spheroids), curvilinear or bulged versions of these and other shapes, combinations thereof (e.g., a distal section of bulb having a different shape than a proximal section of a bulb), and the like. Different shapes of bulbs may be used in a distal portion 100. For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 4A and 4B, spherical bulbs and oblong bulbs may be used in the same distal portion 100. In some embodiments, different shapes of bulbs are alternated. In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 includes a series of various shapes of bulbs (e.g., including two or more bulbs each having different shapes), and each series is repeated two, three, four, five, six, seven, or more times. In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 includes bulbs having a first shape at the ends and bulbs having a second different shape between the end bulbs. In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 includes bulbs having a first shape in a distal section and bulbs having a second different shape in a proximal section.

[0587] In some embodiments in which a bulb comprises an egg, oval or elliptical shape, a tapered portion of the bulb facing the distal end of the distal portion 100 can aid navigation to increasingly small vessels, for example at the transition point to a smaller vessel. For example, the tapered end of can help the distal portion 100 from internal carotid artery (ICA) to M1 or from M1 to M2 segments of the brain.

[0588] In some embodiments, at least some of the bulbs have a size (with respect to the outer diameter in an expanded configuration) of about 1 mm to about 80 mm (e.g., about 2 mm to about 12 mm). Bulbs in range of about 1 mm to about 6 mm, about 3 mm to about 4.5 mm, about 0.5 mm to about 3 mm (e.g., about 3 mm), 0.75 mm to about 3 mm (e.g., about 3 mm), about 3.1 mm to about 3.9 mm (e.g., about 3.5 mm), about 4 mm to about 4.4 mm (e.g., 4 mm), and about 4.5 mm to about 7.5 mm (e.g., about 4.5 mm) may be particular beneficial for smaller clots and/or vessels (e.g., in the brain). Bulbs in range of about 4 mm to about 10 mm and about 5 mm to about 40 mm may be particular beneficial for larger clots and/or vessels (e.g., in the leg). In some embodiments, all of the bulbs have a size (with respect to the outer diameter in an expanded configuration) greater than about 0.75 mm, greater than about 1 mm, greater than about 1.5 mm, greater than about 2 mm, greater than about 2.5 mm, or greater than about 2.75 mm. Large sizes may be particularly beneficial in some embodiments because they effectively engage or appose vessel walls, are simpler to manufacture, etc.

[0589] The bulb sizes described herein may be reduced by about 1.3 times to about 10 times (e.g., about 1.3 to about 2.5 times, about 2.5 to about 4 times, about 4 to about 7 times, about 7 to about 10 times, and overlapping ranges therein) in the collapsed configuration. In some embodiments, the collapsed configuration of the bulbs is about 50% to about 80% of the inner diameter of the delivery catheter (e.g., microcatheter). For example, in embodiments in which a microcatheter has an inner diameter of about 0.0125 inches (approx. 0.32 mm), the bulbs in the collapsed state can have a diameter between about 0.006 inches (approx. 0.16 mm) and about 0.01 inches (approx. 0.25 mm). In some embodiments, for example for use in small vessels, the bulbs may have a size in the collapsed state of about 0.1 mm and about 0.9 mm (e.g., about 0.25 mm to about 0.5 mm). In some embodiments, for example for use in small vessels, the bulbs may have a size in the collapsed state of about 0.5 mm and about 5 mm.

[0590] In some embodiments, the dimensions of the bulbs vary based on the shape of the bulb. For example, the diameter may vary if the shape is a sphere. For another example, the diameter and/or length may vary if the shape is oblong. For yet another example, the length of a side and/or the angle of a vertex of a may vary if the shape of is a polygon (e.g., triangle).

[0591] The diameter or width of the distal portion 100 varies along the length of the distal portion 100. Examples of diameters or widths of bulbs are described above. In some embodiments, the diameter or width of the necks between, proximal to, and/or distal to bulbs is in the range of about 0.15 mm to about 0.75 mm, about 0.35 mm to about 0.65 mm (e.g., about 0.38 mm), or about 0.4 mm to about 0.45 mm in an expanded configuration and in the range of about 0.1 mm to about 0.5 mm, about 0.1 mm to about 0.34 mm, about 0.27 mm to about 0.37 mm, or about 0.25 mm to about 0.33 mm (e.g., about 0.32 mm) in the collapsed configuration. In some embodiments, the diameter or width of the distal portion 100 is in the range of about 0.1 mm to about 0.34 mm (e.g., about 0.25 mm to about 0.33 mm) in the collapsed configuration, for example small enough to fit in the smallest currently commercially available microcatheter, which has an inner diameter of 0.017 inches (approx. 0.43 mm). In some implementations, for example in which the device is configured to be used in larger vessels, the diameter or width of the distal portion 100 is in the range of about 1 mm to about 40 mm (e.g., about 5 mm to about 20 mm) in the expanded configuration and the in the range of about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm (e.g., about 1 mm to about 2 mm) in the collapsed configuration.

[0592] The diameter or dimension of the necks may be the same or different. For example, the diameters of the necks may vary across the longitudinal length of the distal portion 100. In some embodiments, the diameter of the neck at least partially depends on the size of one or both adjacent bulbs. For example, referring again to FIG. 2B, the diameter of the necks 1120 between the bulbs 1118 may be larger than the diameter of the necks 1120 between the bulbs 1116, which may be larger than the diameter of the necks 1120 between the bulbs 1114, which may be larger than the diameter of the necks 1120 between the bulbs 1112. In some embodiments, varying the diameter or dimension of the necks with variance in the diameter or dimension of the bulbs can help to vary or maintain an undulation pattern, which can help to trap thrombus and/or inhibit or prevent distal emboli with enhanced wall apposition by the bulbs 1110 and the necks 1120.

[0593] In some embodiments, starting at the distal end of the distal portion 100, each consecutively proximal bulb is larger than the other. In some embodiments, two or more bulb sizes may be in an alternating pattern. As an example, a series of three bulb sizes may be alternated seven times for a total of twenty-one bulbs. In some embodiments, three or more bulb sizes are in a series, and each series is repeated two, three, four, five, six, seven, or more times. In some embodiments, larger bulbs may be at the ends of the distal portion 100, while smaller bulbs are in the middle of the distal portion 100. In some embodiments, smaller bulbs may be at the ends of the distal portion 100, while larger bulbs are in the middle of the distal portion 100. In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 comprises bulbs of varying dimensions without specificity to a longitudinal position.

[0594] The positioning or spacing of the bulbs may be beneficial for certain vessel sizes and/or clot locations, material, and/or sizes. Bulbs may be touching (e.g., contiguous) or non-touching. The distal portion 100 may include bulbs that are both touching and non-touching. In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 includes bulbs that are all non-touching and/or are spaced apart by one or more necks. These necks may be of the same or different material than the bulbs. The necks may also be shaped differently than the bulbs. The necks may comprise, be embedded with, or coated by markers or other visualization aids (such as radiopaque portions).

[0595] The bulbs may be separated by distances of about 0.1 mm to about 50 mm, including, but not limited to, about 0.5 mm to about 1 mm, about 1 mm to about 2 mm, about 2 mm to about 3 mm, about 3 mm to about 4 mm, about 4 mm to about 5 mm, about 5 mm to about 8 mm, about 8 mm to about 10 mm, about 10 mm to about 12 mm, about 12 mm to about 15 mm, about 15 mm to about 25 mm, about 25 mm to about 35 mm, and about 35 mm to about 50 mm apart, including overlapping ranges thereof. The spaces between the bulbs in the distal portion 100 may be constant, or spacing between two or more (or all) of the bulbs may be different. In some embodiments, some bulbs are spaced the same distance from one another, while other bulbs have different spacing. In some embodiments, the length of the necks can at least partially depend on the length of at least one adjacent bulb. For example, the length of a neck may be between about 0.25 to about 2 times the length of a bulb proximal thereto, a bulb distal thereto, or an average length of the bulbs proximal and distal thereto. The necks can be more than an inert link between two bulbs. For example, when a distal portion 100 is torsionally rasped, longer necks may be squeezed tighter as they are rotated, allowing the bulbs ahead and behind to bulge even further. When the necks are the same length and a distal portion 100 is torsionally rasped, each of the necks will be squeezed moderately, resulting in moderate radial force out of the preceding and following bulbs.

[0596] In some embodiments, lengths of the necks may be at least partially based on the size and quantity of the bulbs the desired length of the distal portion 100, and/or the desired length of a distal neck 65, described further herein. For example, if the desired length of the distal portion 100 is about 60.5 cm, if three spherical bulbs having a diameter of about 3 mm, three spherical bulbs having a diameter of about 3.5 mm, two spherical bulbs having a diameter of about 4 mm, and two spherical bulbs having a diameter of about 4.5 mm are desired, and approximately equal spacing with a distal neck 65 having a length of about 4 mm, the necks may have a length of about 2 mm including a neck proximal to the proximal-most bulb.

[0597] Neck shapes may include, for example, e.g., with respect to a cross-section, at least one of a circle, oblong, egg, oval, ellipse, triangle, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus, square, diamond, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, nonagon, decagon, quatrefoil, trapezoid, trapezium, other polygons, curvilinear or bulged versions of these and other shapes, combinations thereof (e.g., a distal section of neck having a different shape than a proximal section of a neck), and the like. Different shapes of necks may be used in a distal portion 100. In some embodiments, the distal shape of the neck at least partially depends on the shape of at least one adjacent bulb.

[0598] The distal portion 100 may be braided, knitted, or woven with two or more strands (e.g., about 6 strands to about 144 strands, about 12 strands to about 120 strands, about 12 strands to about 96 strands, about 12 strands to about 72 strands, about 48 strands) in some embodiments. Strands may include filaments, wires, ribbons, etc. having a circular cross-section, an arcuate non-circular cross-section (e.g., oval, ellipsoid, etc.), a rectangular cross-section (e.g., square), a trapezoidal cross-section, combinations thereof, and the like. In some embodiments, the number of strands of a distal portion 100 is at least partially based on the desired expanded configuration diameter of the distal portion 100. For example, in some embodiments, 32 strands are used for a distal portion 100 expanded configuration diameter ranging from 2.5 mm and smaller, 48 strands are used for a distal portion 100 expanded configuration diameter ranging from about 2.5 mm to about 4.5 mm, 64 strands are used for a distal portion 100 expanded configuration diameter ranging from about 4.5 mm to about 6.0 mm, 72 strands are used for a distal portion 100 expanded configuration diameter ranging from 6.0 mm and greater, etc. In some embodiments, the strands have a diameter between about 0.0005 inches (approx. 0.013 mm) and about 0.04 inches (approx. 1 mm) (e.g., between about 0.0005 inches (approx. 0.013 mm) and about 0.0015 inches (approx. 0.038 mm), between about 0.0008 inches (approx. 0.02 mm) and about 0.012 inches (approx. 0.3 mm), between about 0.0008 inches (approx. 0.02 mm) and about 0.002 inches (approx. 0.05 mm), e.g., about 0.001 inches (approx. 0.025 mm), about 0.00125 inches (approx. 0.032 mm)). As the diameter of the vessel(s) to be treated increases, the diameter of the distal portion 100 increases, and at least one of the number of filaments, filament density, filament diameter, etc. may also increase, for example to provide the same density, picks (or pixels) per inch (PPI), etc. of the distal portion 100 or a portion thereof. In some embodiments, the necks have a uniform PPI.

[0599] The thickness or diameter of filaments comprising shape memory material may influence mechanical properties such as hoop strength, for example thicker filaments imparting more hoop strength. The thickness or diameter of filaments comprising radiopaque material may influence the visibility under x-ray and/or fluoroscopy, for example thicker filaments being easier to visualize. In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 comprises a shape memory filament having a first diameter or thickness and a radiopaque filament having a second diameter or thickness different than the first diameter or thickness. Different thicknesses or diameters can, for example allow adjustment to filament size based at least partially on the intended use of that filament. For example, if large hoop strength is not desired but high visibility is desired, relatively lower diameter shape memory filaments and relatively larger radiopaque filaments may be used. Other combinations are also possible. For example, in some embodiments, the distal portion 100 comprises a first shape memory filament having a first diameter or thickness and a second shape memory filament having a second diameter or thickness different than the first diameter or thickness. For another example, in some embodiments, the distal portion 100 comprises a first radiopaque filament having a first diameter or thickness and a second radiopaque filament having a second diameter or thickness different than the first diameter or thickness.

[0600] In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 is configured to allow the user of a device 10, 20, 30, 40 to crowd, compress, or bunch parts of the distal portion 100 such that some parts of the distal portion 100 have a higher density in some sections than in other sections, which may be useful, for example, for removing stubborn clots inhibiting or preventing inadvertent emboli, and/or decreasing flow into an aneurysm or an arterio-venous fistula to aid thrombosis.

[0601] The distal portion 100 may have a length in the range of about 0.5 cm to about 20 cm (e.g., about 1 cm to about 20 cm, about 5 cm to about 10 cm, about 4 cm to about 8 cm, etc.). In some implementations, for example in which the device is configured to be used in larger vessels (e.g., outside the brain), the distal portion 100 may have a length greater than about 20 cm (e.g., about 20 cm to about 50 cm). The length of the distal portion 100 may be characterized by the length of the distal portion 100 configured to appose the sidewalls of a vessel. For example, the length of the distal portion 100 may be characterized by approximately the center of the proximal-most bulb to the center of the distal-most bulb. In some embodiments, the usable length of the distal portion is between about 5 mm and about 60 mm (e.g., about 55.25 mm, which would be slightly oversized for treatment of any clot up to about 55 mm in length). As described further herein, the entire length of the distal portion 100 need not be used in every procedure.

[0602] The distal portion 100 may have a wall thickness, in some embodiments, ranging from about 0.01 mm to about 4 mm, about 0.02 mm to about 1 mm, or about 0.02 mm to about 0.05 mm (e.g., about 0.025 mm). The wall thickness may be between the thickness or diameter of one strand and the thickness or diameter of two strands (e.g., at a strand crossing point), in accordance with strand dimensions described herein. In some embodiments, the distal neck 65 or the distal end of the distal portion 100 may have the same or a different wall thickness than sections of the distal portion 100 proximal thereto. For example, the distal neck 65 or the distal end of the distal portion 100 may have a wall thickness between about 0.01 mm and about 4 mm, between about 0.02 mm and about 1 mm, or between about 0.02 mm and about 0.05 mm (e.g., about 0.025 mm). In some embodiments, the distal neck 65 or the distal end of the distal portion 100 may have the same or a different number of filaments than sections of the distal portion 100 proximal thereto. For example, the distal neck 65 or the distal end of the distal portion 100 may have a number of filaments between about 6 and about 144, between about 12 and about 120, between about 12 and about 96, or between about 12 and about 72 (e.g., about 48). In some embodiments, the distal neck 65 or the distal end of the distal portion 100 may have the same or a different ratio between diameter or dimension in an expanded state to diameter or dimension in a collapsed state. For example, the distal neck 65 or the distal end of the distal portion 100 may have a ratio between about 1:1 (e.g., collapsed state and expanded state are the same) and about 10:1 (e.g., about 1.2:1).

[0603] At least some of the strands of the distal portion 100 may comprise a shape memory alloy (e.g., nickel titanium or cobalt chromium). In some embodiments, about 50% to about 95% (e.g., about 75%) of the strands of the distal portion 100 comprise a shape memory alloy (e.g., nickel titanium, cobalt chromium, etc.) and about 5 to about 50% (e.g., 25%) of the strands of the distal portion 100 comprise a radiopaque material (e.g., platinum iridium, platinum tungsten, etc.). In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 comprises between about 1 strand and about 144 strands, between about 1 strand and about 120 strands, between about 1 strand and about 60 strands, between about 2 strands and about 48 strands (e.g., about 36 strands), etc. comprising a shape memory alloy (e.g., nickel titanium, cobalt chromium, etc.). In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 comprises between about 1 strand and about 60 strands, between about 1 strand and about 48 strands, between about 2 strands and about 24 strands (e.g., about 12 strands), etc. comprising a radiopaque material (e.g., platinum iridium, platinum tungsten, etc.). The shape memory filaments may help with heat treating to an expanded distal portion 100 shape, and the radiopaque filaments may aid in visualizing the device under x-ray and/or fluoroscopy during a procedure using the distal portion 100. The radiopaque strands can be spaced or clustered to increase visibility under x-ray and/or fluoroscopy. For example, a thick-band pattern may be used, which can include a plurality of radiopaque strands (e.g., 2 to 12 radiopaque strands) that are circumferentially adjacent.

[0604] In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 (e.g., the elongate support structure and/or the bulbs) comprises filaments including materials that are biocompatible or surface-treated to produce biocompatibility. Suitable materials may include, for example, platinum, titanium, nickel, chromium, cobalt, tantalum, tungsten, iron, manganese, molybdenum, and alloys thereof including nickel titanium (e.g., nitinol), nickel titanium niobium, chromium cobalt, copper aluminum nickel, iron manganese silicon, silver cadmium, gold cadmium, copper tin, copper zinc, copper zinc silicon, copper zinc aluminum, copper zinc tin, iron platinum, manganese copper, platinum alloys, cobalt nickel aluminum, cobalt nickel gallium, nickel iron gallium, titanium palladium, nickel manganese gallium, stainless steel, shape memory alloys, etc. Suitable materials may also include polymers such as polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA), poly lactic co-glycolic acid (PLGA), polycaprolactone (PCL), polyorthoesters, polyanhydrides, and copolymers thereof. Suitable materials may also include alloys (e.g., nitinol, chromium cobalt, platinum tungsten, etc.) and combinations of materials (e.g., filaments with a radiopaque core or cladding in combination with a cladding or core, respectively, of a different material, a plurality of filaments including different materials, etc.). In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 comprises nitinol and platinum tungsten.

[0605] In some embodiments, prior to braiding, the shape memory filaments are cold worked (e.g., without heat treatment). In some embodiments, prior to braiding, the shape memory filaments are straight annealed (e.g., undergone heat treatment and straightened as a wire).

[0606] In some embodiments, the braid pattern of the distal portion 100 is one-over-one-under-one, one-over-one-under-two, one-over-two-under-two, two-over-one-under-one, two-over-one-under-two, three-over-one-under-one, three-over-one-under-two, three-over-one-under-three, three-over-two-under-one, three-over-two-under-two, three-over-three-under-one, three-over-three-under-two, three-over-three-under-three, two-over-two-under-one, two-over-two-under-two, etc. In some embodiments, a braid pattern of one-over-one-under-one can results in the highest radial force and smallest pore size. Other patterns may result in a relatively higher pore size and/or relatively lower radial force. The braid pattern may be constant along the entire length of the distal portion 100, or may vary, for example along the longitudinal axis of the distal portion 100. For example, the braid pattern may vary between the necks and bulbs, from proximal to distal, etc. The braid pattern or filament crossover pattern, which is generally due to rotation and spinning of the braiding device or carrier braider during braiding, is different than a radiopaque banding pattern, which is generally due to the arrangement of the filaments on the spools or carriers prior to braiding and/or the rotation and spinning of the braiding device or carrier braider.

[0607] The braid angle is the angle between the filaments and an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal or production axis of the distal portion 100, which can range from about 0° to about 180°. FIG. 4L is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 4800 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30 or 40. The distal portion 4800 comprises a plurality of filaments including left-leaning filaments 4815 and right-leaning filaments 4825 that are woven over a longitudinal or production axis 4840. FIG. 4M is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 4900 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30 or 40. The distal portion 4900 comprises a plurality of filaments including left-leaning filaments 4915 and right-leaning filaments 4925 that are woven over a longitudinal or production axis 4840. In each of FIGS. 4L and 4M, an axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal or production axis 4840 is the braid axis 4850. The relative speed of rotation of the horn gear in the horizontal plane, which is part of the braider device or carrier braider as described herein, and the motion of the puller in the vertical direction 164 can at least partially determine the braid angle. The left-leaning filaments 4815, 4915 have a braid angle (BA_L) 4810, 4910 and the right-leaning filaments 4825, 4925 have a braid angle (BAR) 4820, 4920. The braid angle 4810, 4910 of the left-leaning filaments 4815, 4925 is the obtuse angle 4810, 4910 formed by each left-leaning filament 4815, 4915 and the braid axis 4850. The braid angle 4820, 4920 of the right-leaning filaments 4825, 4925 is the obtuse angle 4820, 4920 formed by each right-leaning filament 4825, 4925 and the braid axis 4850. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4L, the braid angle 4810 is about 120° and the braid angle 4820 is about 120°. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4M, the braid angle 4910 is about 155° and the braid angle 4920 is about 155°.

[0608] In some embodiments in which the filaments 4815, 4825, 4915, 4925 extend from spools mounted on the spindles of a braider device or carrier braider that are symmetrically arranged, the BA_L=BA_R, which can result in symmetric pore sizes for the distal portion 100. In some embodiments in which the filaments 4815, 4825, 4915, 4925 extend from spools mounted on the spindles of a braider device or carrier braider that are asymmetrically arranged, the BA_L and BA_R can be different, which can result in asymmetric pore sizes for the distal portion 100.

[0609] The interlacing angle is the angle between the right-leaning filaments 4825, 4925 and the left-leaning filaments 4815, 4915 of the distal portion 100, which can range from about 0° to about 180° (e.g., about 0° to about 90°). In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4L, the interlacing angle 4830 is about 60°. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4M, the interlacing angle 4930 is about 130°.

[0610] In some embodiments, braid angle may be influenced by a ratio between the speed of rotation S_h of the circular horn gear or yarn wheel and the speed of motion S_v in the vertical direction of the puller (S_h/S_v). For example, if the speed of rotation S_h is slower than the speed of motion S_v (e.g., when the horn gear ratio S_h/S_v is less than 1.0), a relatively low braid angle can be obtained, for example as illustrated in FIG. 4M. For another example, if the speed of rotation S_h is faster than the speed of motion S_v (e.g., when the horn gear ratio S_h/S_v is greater than 1.0), a relatively high braid angle can be obtained, for example as illustrated in FIG. 4L. The braid angle may influence, for example, the overall radial force of the distal portion 100 as exerted on the walls of the vessel. In some embodiments, the braid angle is in the range of about 45° to about 179°, about 130° to about 160° (e.g., about 151°), about 95° to about 125° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°), etc. Braid angles below about 50° may lack radial strength and/or be too porous. In some embodiments, the average radial resistive force (RRF), which is a measure of the radial outward force that the distal portion 100 exerts as it resists compression, the hoop strength, which is a measure of the ability of a distal portion 100 to withstand radial compressive forces, and/or the chronic outward force (COF), which is a measure of the force that the distal portion 100 exerts as it expands to its expanded state, along the distal portion 100 is between about 2 mm Hg (approx. 0.27 kilopascals (kPa)) and about 50 mm Hg (approx. 6.7 kPa). In some embodiments, the differential force (e.g., COF minus RRF) is sufficient to expand a target vessel between about 0% and about 30% (e.g., between about 0% and about 10%, between about 10% and about 20%, between about 20% and about 30%, and overlapping ranges thereof). In some embodiments, the force of the device (e.g., one or more bulbs) is sufficient to entangle the clot without perforating the vessel.

[0611] PPI is an example parameter reflecting how much filament material exists in a square inch (approx. 6.5 cm²) of the distal portion 100. FIG. 4N is a schematic side elevational view of an example square inch (approx. 6.5 cm²) of an example embodiment of a distal portion 2700 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. FIG. 4N illustrates a one-over-one-under-one braid pattern with pores 2710 being created by the intersection of a plurality of crossing filaments 156, which may comprise shape memory material and/or radiopaque material. The PPI may range from about 30 PPI to about 300 PPI, about 30 PPI to about 75 PPI (e.g., about 32 PPI, about 57 PPI), about 150 PPI to about 190 PPI (e.g., about 171 PPI), about 75 PPI to about 125 PPI (e.g., about 104 PPI), about 143 PPI to about 171 PPI (e.g., about 157 PPI), about 125 PPI to about 175 PPI (e.g., about 143 PPI), etc. Higher PPI can result in smaller pore size, which can inhibit or prevent debris and small thrombi from being uncaptured, dislodged during capture, and/or released into downstream vasculature (e.g., in the brain). Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. Porosity between about 60% and about 78% may decrease flow into aneurysms or vascular malformations including arterio-venous fistulae and/or permit perfusion to branch vessels.

[0612] Pore size is another example parameter reflecting the amount of filament material, and is the size of a hole or aperture or pore created by the intersection of a plurality crossing filaments. Pore dimensions are a corollary to PPI, but they are different in that PPI is a measure of the amount of metal or filaments you would find in a square inch. In embodiments in which the braid pattern is one-over-one-under-one, for example, referring again to FIG. 4N, four crossing filaments may create a quadrilateral-shaped (e.g., rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus, diamond, trapezoid) pore. Pores may be large enough to permit perfusion of blood (e.g., at least about 5 microns or micrometers (μm)) to at least about 7 μm should permit red blood cells to pass therethrough), but small enough to trap stroke-causing debris, which generally has a size greater than about 200 μm. In some embodiments, the distal portion 100 comprises pores having a diameter or dimension (e.g., length of a side) between about 0.02 mm² and about 1 mm², between about 0.02 mm² and about 0.05 mm², or between about 0.02 mm² and about 0.025 mm².

[0613] In some embodiments, the pore size is substantially uniform across the entire distal portion 100. In some embodiments, the pore size varies across the length of the distal portion 100. For example, the pore size may be substantially uniform along necks and vary along bulbs. For another example, variable pore size may take into account bulbs extending radially outward from necks, and reducing the pore size in the largest dimension areas of the bulbs can help to inhibit debris from being released (e.g., into the brain).

[0614] A ratio of the diameter of a filament in the distal portion 100 (e.g., in mm) to the area of the pore between the filaments in the distal portion (e.g., in mm²) may be about 1:1 (e.g., in 1/mm), for example on average along the length of the distal portion 100. In some embodiments, the ratio may be about 1:0.5, about 1:0.6, about 1:0.7, about 1:0.8, about 1:0.9, about 1:1, about 1:1.2, about 1:1.3, about 1:1.4, or about 1:1.5. Larger and smaller ratios are also possible.

[0615] In some embodiments, increased outward expansile force and/or compression resistance can be provided by a higher braid angle and/or higher PPI. In some embodiments, the force/resistance (e.g., radial force) is in a range sufficient to expand target vessel(s) in the range of about 0% to about 30%. In some embodiments, the total diameter of the distal portion 100 in the expanded state is about 0.5 mm to about 1.5 mm greater than the diameter of the target vessel(s). In some embodiments, the total diameter or size of the distal portion 100 in the expanded state is oversized by about 10% to about 50% with respect to the diameter of the target vessel(s), which can provide radial force sufficient to appose the sidewalls of the vessel and/or slightly expand the vessel and to inhibit debris from flowing between the vessel walls and bulbs of the distal portion 100.

[0616] In some embodiments, forming the distal portion 100 includes cutting (e.g., sheared, clipping, trimming, severing, or the like) the distal ends of the filaments of the distal portion 100. In some embodiments, the cut distal ends of the filaments of the distal portion 100 are left loose, with no further treatment. In certain such embodiments, the size of the filaments allows them to be flexible enough to not puncture tissue. In some embodiments, after cutting, the distal ends of the filaments of the distal portion 100 may be treated in a variety of ways. For example, the distal ends of the filaments of the distal portion 100 may be bent back, welded (e.g., ball welded), polished (e.g., to a dull end), coupled in sleeves, dip coated (e.g., in polymer such as polyurethane), coupled (e.g., adhered, welded, etc.), for example to an arcuate member (e.g., a radiopaque marker band, for example as illustrated in FIG. 5D), combinations thereof, and the like.

[0617] In some embodiments, forming the distal portion 100 includes cutting (e.g., sheared, clipping, trimming, severing, laser cut, combinations thereof, and the like) the proximal ends of the filaments of the distal portion 100. In some embodiments, the lengths of the distal neck 65, bulbs, and necks between bulbs have a predetermined length, and the length of an optional neck proximal to the proximal-most bulb can be used to control the total length of the distal portion 100. The proximal ends of the filaments of the distal portion may be coupled to the proximal portion 200, as described further herein. The length of the proximal neck may take into account the length of the joint 300.

[0618] In some embodiments, the bulbs are integral with the necks in the distal portion 100. For example, the plurality of woven filaments may make up the bulbs and the necks between, proximal to, and/or distal to the bulbs. In some embodiments, the filaments may extend continuously longitudinally from a proximal end of the distal portion to a distal end of the distal portion 100. In some embodiments, the filaments may extend continuously longitudinally for a portion of the distal portion 100 (e.g., including one bulb and one neck, including a plurality of bulbs and a plurality of necks, including a plurality of bulbs and one neck, including one bulb and a plurality of necks, etc.).

[0619] In some embodiments, the bulbs are coupled (fixably or reversibly coupled) on or along an elongate support structure (such as a neck, tube, spindle, spine, rod, backbone, etc.). For example, the bulbs may be welded, glued, soldered, dip-coated, spray-coated, combinations thereof, and the like to the elongate support structure. The elongate support structure may be hollow (e.g., completely hollow), filled, or partially hollow. The elongate support structure may comprise a wire, a woven tubular member, a hypotube, combinations thereof, and the like. In certain such embodiments, the distal portion 100 may comprise a single elongate support structure or a plurality of elongate support structures (e.g., a series of tubular members between bulbs).

[0620] FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2E, 2E-2, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, and 4I-4K illustrate an optional distal neck 65, which extends distally from the distal-most bulb. The distal neck 65 may be cylindrical or substantially cylindrical, although the proximal end of the distal neck 65 may flare outwardly to begin the distal-most bulb. In some embodiments, in an expanded configuration, the distal neck 65 has an outer diameter of less than about 0.017 inches (approx. 0.43 mm) and, in a collapsed configuration, has an outer diameter of less than about 0.0125 inches (approx. 0.32 mm). In some embodiments, the distal neck 65 has a diameter in the expanded configuration in the range of about 0.35 mm to about 0.65 mm (e.g., about 0.40 mm to about 0.45 mm). In some embodiments, the distal neck 65 has a diameter in the collapsed configuration in the range of about 0.1 mm to about 0.34 mm (e.g., about 0.25 mm to about 0.33 mm). In some embodiments, for example in which the device is configured to be used in larger vessels (e.g., the leg, outside the brain), the distal neck in the expanded configuration has a diameter in the range of about 1 mm to about 40 mm and in the collapsed configuration has a diameter in the range of about 0.5 mm to about 10 mm. In some embodiments, a ratio of the diameter of the distal neck 65 in the expanded configuration to the diameter of the distal neck 65 in the collapsed configuration is about 1.2:1 to about 10:1. Smaller ratios may be useful, for example, in smaller vessels, and larger ratios may be useful, for example, in larger vessels. In some embodiments, the distal neck 65 is narrow and has similar outer diameter in the expanded and collapsed configuration. The distal neck 65 may have a length that ranges from about 1 mm to about 5 mm. The length of the distal neck 65 may at least partially depend on the desired usable length of the distal portion 100, parameters of the bulbs, and/or parameters of the neck. For example, a length of the distal neck 65 may be a multiple of an average length of necks between bulbs (e.g., about 1.5 times to about 2.5 times, e.g., about 2 times). In some embodiments, the distal neck 65 may have a pigtail or other shape that can make the distal neck 65 more atraumatic.

[0621] Proximal to the proximal-most bulb, FIGS. 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, and 4I-4K illustrate a proximal portion 200 and a marker band 25, for example as further discussed herein. Although illustrated in FIGS. 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, and 4I-4K as being coupled to the distal portion 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1900, 2000, 2100 proximal to the proximal-most bulb as schematically illustrated in FIG. 1A, the proximal portion 200 may be coupled to the distal portion 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1900, 2000, 2100 distal to the distal-most bulb, for example as schematically illustrated in FIG. 1B, the proximal portion 200 may be coupled to the distal portion 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1900, 2000, 2100 distal to the distal-most bulb and proximal to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, for example as schematically illustrated in FIG. 1C, or the proximal portion 200 may be coupled to the distal portion 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1900, 2000, 2100 proximal to the distal-most bulb, for example as schematically illustrated in FIG. 1D.

[0622] FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2E, 2E-2, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, 4I, 4J, and 4K illustrate example embodiments of distal portions 1000, 1100, 11900, 12000, 12100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1900, 2000, 2100 in which each of the longitudinal axes of the necks 1020, 1120, 1220, 1320, 1420, 1520, 1920, 2020, 2150 is substantially aligned with or substantially the same as the longitudinal axis of the distal portion 1000, 1100, 11900, 12000, 12100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1900, 2000, 2100, which in some embodiments can allow the distal portions 1000, 1100, 11900, 12000, 12100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1900, 2000, 2100 to exert substantially even radial forces on the sidewalls of a vessel being treated. In some embodiments, referring again to FIGS. 4C and 4E, the longitudinal axes 2230, 2430 of the necks 2220, 2420 may be non-aligned with longitudinal axes of the distal portion 2200, 2400. For example, in embodiments in which the distal portion 2200, 2400, comprises spherical bulbs, the longitudinal axes 2230, 2430 of the necks 2220, 2420 may be aligned along chords of the spheres, which in some embodiments can allow the distal portions 2200, 2400 to exert substantially uneven radial forces on the sidewalls of a vessel being treated, which may be useful, for example, to dislodge clots adherent to the endothelium. Each of the following embodiments is possible: coaxially aligned necks with substantially uniform diameter and substantially uniform lengths; coaxially aligned necks with substantially uniform diameter and varying lengths; coaxially aligned necks with varying diameters and substantially uniform lengths; and coaxially aligned necks with varying diameters and varying lengths.

[0623] In some embodiments, referring again to FIG. 4E, in which the distal portion 2400 comprises spherical bulbs 2410, 2415, the longitudinal axes of the necks may be aligned along different chords of the spheres, for example connecting different parts of the circumferences of the bulbs. For example, the necks may alternate about 180° between an upper longitude and a lower longitude. For another example, the necks may circumferentially rotate about 90°, about 120°, etc. between each bulb. In some embodiments in which the distal portion 2500 comprises triangular bulbs, the longitudinal axes of the necks may be aligned along different axes of the triangles, referring again to FIG. 4G, for example shifting vertices between each bulb 2510. Phase shifting of the neck positions, or viewed alternatively as phase-shifting of the bulb shapes, along the longitudinal axis of the distal portion 2500 can help to capture stubborn or aged clots. In certain implantable devices described herein, necks that are radially offset and/or that are not longitudinally aligned can help to create a tortuous path, which can promote thrombus formation.

[0624] FIG. 5A is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 1600 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 1600 includes, in an expanded state, a cylindrical wide-mouthed textile structure that expands radially outwardly from proximal to distal, and then stays at the larger diameter until the distal end. FIG. 5B is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example of a distal portion 2300 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 2300 includes, in an expanded state, a proximal neck 70 and a wave-shaped wide-mouthed textile structure that alternatingly expands radially outwardly to a peak or hill 2310 and radially inward to a valley 2320 from proximal to distal and then stays at the larger diameter until the distal end 75. The expanding section may be generally hemispherical (e.g., as illustrated in FIG. 5A), wave-shaped (e.g., as illustrated in FIG. 5B), tapered, stepped, combinations thereof, and the like. The distal-most bulb of distal portions described herein may be adapted to extend radially outward from the longitudinal axis, increasing in diameter from proximal to distal, reaching an intermediate point, and then staying at the intermediate diameter (e.g., without a distal neck 65). The distal portions 1600, 2300 may be useful, for example, for apposing sidewalls of a vessel along substantially an entire length of a clot and/or for apposing sidewalls of a vessel having an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can decrease flow into the aneurysm or the vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula and aiding thrombosis.

[0625] FIG. 5C is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 1700 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 1700 includes, in an expanded state, one elongate bulb 1705, a proximal neck 70, and a distal neck 65. FIG. 5D is a schematic side elevational view of still yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 1710 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 1710 illustrated in FIG. 5D, like the distal portion 1700 illustrated in FIG. 5C, includes one elongate bulb 1705, a proximal neck 70, and a distal neck 65. The distal portion 1710 also includes a radiopaque marker band 1720 coupled to the distal end of the distal neck 65, which may be used to determine the position of the bulb 1705 within a vessel. FIG. 5D also illustrates a radiopaque marker band 25 coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, discussed in further detail herein. The distal portions 1700, 1710 may be useful, for example, for apposing sidewalls of a vessel along substantially an entire length of a clot, and radially inwardly displacing filament ends (e.g., to further reduce the risk of puncturing tissue).

[0626] The mouths, or open end, at the proximal end of the distal portion 100 and at the distal end of the distal portion 100 may be wide (e.g., as illustrated by the distal end of the distal portion 1600 in FIG. 5A, the distal portion 2300 in FIG. 5B) or narrow (e.g., as illustrated by the distal end of the distal portion 1700 in FIG. 5C and the distal end of the distal portion 1710 in FIG. 5D). Each of the following embodiments is possible: a distal portion 100 including a wide mouth at the distal end and a wide mouth at the proximal end; a distal portion 100 including a wide mouth at the distal end and a narrow mouth at the proximal end; a distal portion 100 including a narrow mouth at the distal end and a wide mouth at the proximal end; and a distal portion 100 including a narrow mouth at the distal end and a narrow mouth at the proximal end. A narrow mouth at the distal end of the distal portion 100 can help navigation to increasingly smaller vessels and/or may serve as an atraumatic distal tip. A narrow mouth at the proximal end of the distal portion 100 can help insertion into the distal end of a proximal portion 200 (e.g., as described with respect to FIGS. 20A-23C). A wide mouth at the distal end and the proximal end of the distal portion 100 can help with wall apposition (e.g., the distal end at least partially acting as an embolic filter and/or when the distal portion 100 is used to treat aneurysms or vascular malformations such as arterio-venous fistula).

[0627] FIG. 5E is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 1800 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 1800 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 1802, one generally proximal elongate bulb 1804, a neck 1806 between the bulb 1802 and the bulb 1804, a proximal neck 1809, and a distal neck 65. The neck 1806 has a shorter length than the proximal neck 1809 and the distal neck 1808. FIG. 5E also illustrates a radiopaque marker band 25 coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, discussed in further detail herein. The distal portion 1800 may be useful, for example, for apposing sidewalls of a vessel along substantially an entire length of a clot, providing a distal bulb 1802 that can act as a distal embolic protection device, and radially inwardly displacing filament ends (e.g., to further reduce the risk of puncturing tissue).

[0628] FIG. 5F is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 1810 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 1810 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 1812, one generally spherical proximal bulb 1816, one generally elongate bulb 1814 between the bulb 1812 and the bulb 1816, necks 1818 between the bulbs 1812, 1814 and between the bulbs 1814, 1816, a proximal neck 1819, and a distal neck 65. FIG. 5F also illustrates a radiopaque marker band 25 coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, discussed in further detail herein. The distal portion 1810 may be useful, for example, for apposing sidewalls of a vessel along substantially an entire length of a clot, providing a distal bulb 1812 that can act as a distal embolic protection device, providing a proximal spherical bulb 1816 that can be optionally deployed if a clot is longer than expected, and radially inwardly displacing filament ends (e.g., to further reduce the risk of puncturing tissue).

[0629] FIGS. 4A, 4B, 5E, and 5F show example embodiments of a pattern of bulb shapes in which at least one of the bulbs 1412 in FIG. 4A, at least one of the bulbs 1511 in FIG. 4B, at least one of the bulbs 1802 in FIG. 5E, and at least one of the bulbs 1812 in FIG. 5F has a shape different than at least one of the other bulbs 1414 in FIG. 4A, at least one of the other bulbs 1531 in FIG. 4B, at least one of the other bulbs 1804 in FIG. 5E, and at least one of the other bulbs 1814 in FIG. 5F, respectively. With reference to FIG. 4B, this different or combination shape pattern persists even when the bulbs have different sizes. In the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 4A, 4B, 5E, and 5F, some of the bulbs 1412, 1511, 1802, 1812 are spherical and some of the bulbs 1414, 1531, 1804, 1814 are oblong, but distal portions 100 including bulbs having other combinations of shapes are also possible.

[0630] FIG. 5G is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 1820 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 1820 includes, in an expanded state, one generally elongate distal bulb 1822, one generally elongate proximal bulb 1826, one generally elongate bulb 1824 between the bulb 1822 and the bulb 1826, necks 1828 between the bulbs 1822, 1824 and between the bulbs 1824, 1826, a proximal neck 1829, and a distal neck 65. FIG. 5G also illustrates a radiopaque marker band 25 coupled to the distal end of the proximal portion 200, discussed in further detail herein. The bulb 1824 is longer than the bulbs 1822, 1824. The distal portion 1820 may be useful, for example, for apposing sidewalls of a vessel along substantially an entire length of a clot, providing a distal bulb 1822 that can act as a distal embolic protection device, providing a proximal bulb 1826 that can be optionally deployed if a clot is longer than expected, and radially inwardly displacing filament ends (e.g., to further reduce the risk of puncturing tissue).

[0631] FIG. 6A is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 9000 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 9000 includes, in an expanded state, a plurality of woven bulbs 9003, 9005, 9007 and necks 9020 with braid angles that vary along the length of the distal portion 9000. The distal portion 9000 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 9003, one generally spherical proximal bulb 9007, one generally elongate bulb 9005 between the bulb 9003 and the bulb 9007, a neck 9014 between the bulbs 9003, 9005, a neck 9016 between the bulbs 9005, 9007, a wide-mouth proximal neck 9018, and a wide-mouth distal neck 9012. In some embodiments, the distal portion 9000 includes a plurality of segments, at least one of which has a different braid angle. The distal portion 9000 illustrated in FIG. 6A includes a proximal segment 9006 having a relatively low braid angle, a middle segment 9002 having a relatively high braid angle, and a distal segment 9004 having a relatively low braid angle 9004. In some embodiments, segments 9004, 9006 may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to be more porous. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. In some embodiments, the segment 9002 may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to be less porous. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation. The bulbs have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 9000 may be considered non-tapered.

[0632] FIG. 6B is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 9100 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 9100 includes, in an expanded state, a plurality of woven bulbs 9103, 9105, 9107 and necks 9115 having braid angles that vary along the length of the distal portion 9100. In some embodiments, the distal portion 9100 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 9103, one generally spherical proximal bulb 9107, one generally elongate bulb 9105 between the bulb 9103 and the bulb 9107, a neck 9114 between the bulbs 9103, 9105, a neck 9116 between the bulbs 9105, 9107, a wide-mouth proximal neck 9118, and a wide-mouth distal neck 9112. The distal portion 9100 illustrated in FIG. 6B includes a proximal segment 9120 having a relatively low braid angle and a distal segment 9110 having a relatively high braid angle. In some embodiments, the segment 9120 may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to be more porous. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. In some embodiments, the segment 9110 may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to be less porous. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation. The bulbs have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 9100 may be considered non-tapered.

[0633] FIG. 6C is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 9200 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 9200 includes, in an expanded state, a plurality of woven bulbs 9203, 9205, 9207 and necks 9215 having braid angles that vary along the length of the distal portion 9200. The distal portion 9200 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 9203, one generally spherical proximal bulb 9207, one generally elongate bulb 9205 between the bulb 9203 and the bulb 9207, a neck 9214 between the bulbs 9203, 9205, a neck 9216 between the bulbs 9205, 9207, a wide-mouth proximal neck 9218, and a wide-mouth distal neck 9212. In some embodiments, the distal portion 9200 includes a plurality of segments, at least one of which has a different braid angle. The distal portion 9200 illustrated in FIG. 6C includes a distal segment 9210 having a relatively low braid angle and a proximal segment 9220 having a relatively high braid angle. In some embodiments, the segment 9210 may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to be more porous. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. In some embodiments, the segment 9220 may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to be less porous. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation. The bulbs have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 9200 may be considered non-tapered.

[0634] FIG. 6D is a schematic side elevational view of still yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 9300 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 9300 includes, in an expanded state, a plurality of woven bulbs 9303, 9305, 9307 and necks 9315 having braid angles that vary along the length of the distal portion 9300. The distal portion 9300 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 9303, one generally spherical proximal bulb 9307, one generally elongate bulb 9305 between the bulb 9303 and the bulb 9307, a neck 9314 between the bulbs 9303, 9305, a neck 9316 between the bulbs 9305, 9307, a wide-mouth proximal neck 9318, and a wide-mouth distal neck 9312. In some embodiments, the distal portion 9300 includes a plurality of segments, at least one of which has a different braid angle. The distal portion 9300 illustrated in FIG. 6D includes a proximal segment 9306 having a relatively high braid angle, a middle segment 9320 having a relatively low braid angle, and a distal segment 9304 having a relatively high braid angle. In some embodiments, the segment 9320 may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to be more porous. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. In some embodiments, the segments 9304, 9306 may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to be less porous. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation. The bulbs have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 9300 may be considered non-tapered.

[0635] FIG. 6E is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 9400 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 9400 includes, in an expanded state, a plurality of woven bulbs 9403, 9405, 9407 and necks 9415 having braid angles that vary along the length of the distal portion 9400. The distal portion 9400 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 9403, one generally spherical proximal bulb 9407, one generally elongate bulb 9405 between the bulb 9403 and the bulb 9407, a neck 9414 between the bulbs 9403, 9405, a neck 9416 between the bulbs 9405, 9407, a wide-mouth proximal neck 9418, and a wide-mouth distal neck 9412. In some embodiments, the distal portion 9400 includes a plurality of segments, at least one of which has a different braid angle. The distal portion 9400 illustrated in FIG. 6E includes a proximal segment 9404 having a relatively low braid angle, a segment 9408 having a medium braid angle, a middle segment 9430 having a relatively high braid angle, a segment 9406 having a medium braid angle, and a distal segment 9402 having a relatively low braid angle. In some embodiments, the lower braid angle segments 9402, 9404 may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 80° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to be more porous. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. In some embodiments, the higher braid angle segment 9430 may have braid angles ranging from about 111° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to be less porous. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation. In some embodiments, the medium braid angle segments 9406, 9408 may have braid angles ranging from about 81° to about 110° (e.g., about 90°, about 105°, etc.). Medium braid angle segments generally have moderate pore size and avoid for abrupt transitions in pore size, which can allow for operator error in adequate placement of the flow diverters across aneurysms and blood vessels. The bulbs have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 9400 may be considered non-tapered.

[0636] The variable porosities described for example with respect to FIGS. 6A-6E can be combined with bulbs and necks as described herein, for example, the plurality of woven bulbs and necks illustrated in FIGS. 6F and 6G as described herein.

[0637] FIG. 6F is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 9500 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 9500 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 9503, 9505, 9507 and woven necks 9520. The distal portion 9500 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 9503, one generally spherical proximal bulb 9507, one generally elongate bulb 9505 between the bulb 9503 and the bulb 9507, a neck 9514 between the bulbs 9503, 9505, a neck 9516 between the bulbs 9505, 9507, a wide-mouth proximal neck 9518, and a wide-mouth distal neck 9512. In some embodiments, the distal portion 9500 includes a plurality of segments, at least one of which has a different braid angle. The distal portion 9500 illustrated in FIG. 6F includes a proximal segment 9506 having a relatively low braid angle, a middle segment 9504 having a relatively high braid angle, and a distal segment 9502 having a relatively low braid angle. In some embodiments, the lower braid angle segments 9502, 9506 may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to be more porous. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. In some embodiments, the higher braid angle segment 9504 may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to be less porous. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation. The bulbs 9510 have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 9500 may be considered non-tapered.

[0638] FIG. 6G is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 9600 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 9600 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 9610 and woven necks 9620. The distal portion 9600 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 9603, one generally elongate proximal bulb 9607, one generally spherical bulb 9605 between the bulb 9603 and the bulb 9607, a neck 9614 between the bulbs 9603, 9605, a neck 9616 between the bulbs 9605, 9607, a proximal neck 9618, and a distal neck 9612. In some embodiments, the distal portion 9600 includes a plurality of segments, at least one of which has a different braid angle. The distal portion 9600 illustrated in FIG. 6G includes a proximal segment 9604 having a relatively high braid angle and a distal segment 9602 having a relatively low braid angle. In some embodiments, the lower braid angle segment 9602 may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to be more porous. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. In some embodiments, the higher braid angle segment 9604 may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to be less porous. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation.

[0639] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 9610 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the distal medium spherical bulb 9603 has an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the medium vessel segments such as the proximal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.75 mm to about 3.25 mm); the middle extra-large spherical bulb 9605 has on outer diameter configured to be oversized by about 25% to about 50% of the largest diameter of one of the bifurcation of vessels such as the internal carotid artery bifurcation (e.g., about 5 mm to about 6 mm); and the proximally-next large elongate bulb 9607 has an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 9600 may include diameters of the bulbs 9603, 9605, 9607 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0640] FIG. 6H is a schematic side elevational view of still yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 11300 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 11300 includes, in an expanded state, a plurality of woven bulbs 11323, 11325, 11327 and necks 11330 including a plurality of segments having variable pore size along the length of the distal portion 11300. The distal portion 11300 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 11323, one generally spherical proximal bulb 11327, one generally elongate bulb 11325 between the bulb 11323 and the bulb 11327, a neck 11324 between the bulbs 11323, 11325, a neck 11326 between the bulbs 11325, 11327, a wide-mouth proximal neck 11328, and a wide-mouth distal neck 11322. In some embodiments, the distal portion 11300 includes a proximal segment 11315 having a relatively low braid angle and relatively higher porosity and a distal segment 11305 having a relatively low braid angle and relatively higher porosity. The middle segment 11310 includes a first portion 11311 on one side of the longitudinal axis 4640 having a relatively low braid angle and that is relatively more porous and a second portion 11312 another side of the longitudinal axis 4640 having a relatively high braid angle and that is relatively less porous, which may be achieved, for example, by varying speed of rotation of the two hemispheres of the circular horn gear or yarn wheel used for braiding the textile structure 11300.

[0641] In some embodiments, the speed of rotation of the circular horn gear or yarn wheel for 180° rotation of the yarn wheel, for example the speed of rotation of the western hemisphere (S_h-w) of spindles on the yarn wheel, is different compared to the remaining 180° rotation of the yarn wheel, for example the eastern hemisphere (S_h-e) of spindles of the yarn wheel. In certain such embodiments, the pore size can be varied in the vertical plane on either side of the longitudinal axis 4640. In some embodiments, for example if the speed of rotation in the horizontal direction of the western hemisphere (S_h-w) of the circular horn gear is faster than the speed of motion in the vertical direction (S_v) of the puller (e.g., when the horn gear ratio (S_h-w/S_v) is greater than 1.0), a high braid angle can be obtained. For example, the higher braid angle portion 11312 of the middle segment 11310 may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to be less porous. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation. In some embodiments, for example if the speed of rotation in the horizontal direction of the eastern hemisphere (S_h-e) of the circular horn gear is slower than the speed of motion in the vertical direction (S_v) of the puller (e.g., when the horn gear ratio (S_h-e/S_v) is less than 1.0), a low braid angle can be obtained. For example, the first portion 11311 of the middle segment 11310 and the low braid angle segments 11305, 11315 may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.).

[0642] In some embodiments, for example if the speed of rotation in the horizontal direction of the circular horn gear (S_h) is slower than the speed of motion in the vertical direction (S_v) of the puller wherein the speed of rotation of both hemispheres of the circular horn gear are the same (S_h-w=S_h-e) (e.g., when the horn gear ratio (S_h/S_v) is less than 1.0), a low braid angle can be obtained. Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to be more porous. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. Although some example embodiments are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 11300 may include one or more segments with variable pore size, combinations thereof, and the like. The bulbs have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 11300 may be considered non-tapered.

[0643] In some embodiments of distal portions described herein (e.g., the distal portions 9000, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 11300, 11350, 9900), the force/resistance (e.g., radial force) of the bulbs and/or necks is in a range sufficient to slightly expand the target vessel(s) in the range of about 0% to about 30% (e.g., anchoring the distal portion to the vessel, which can inhibit or prevent distal drift of the distal portion), and the shapes of the bulbs and necks are at least partially preserved. In some embodiments of distal portions described herein (e.g., the distal portions 9000, 9100, 9200, 9300, 9400, 9500, 9600, 11300, 11350, 9900), the radial force of the bulbs and/or necks is in a range sufficient to appose the sidewalls of the vessel (e.g., anchoring the distal portion to the vessel, which can inhibit or prevent distal drift of the distal portion), which can inhibit or prevent an endo-leak, but not sufficient to expand the vessel, and the shapes of the bulbs and necks are no longer preserved such that the shape of the distal portion 11300 is substantially tubular, whether tapered or non-tapered, for example based on the shape of the target vessel.

[0644] FIG. 6I is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 11350 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 11350 includes, in an expanded state, a plurality of woven bulbs 11353, 11355, 11357 and necks 11370. The distal portion 11350 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 11353, one generally spherical proximal bulb 11357, one generally elongate bulb 11355 between the bulb 11353 and the bulb 11357, a neck 11364 between the bulbs 11353, 11355, a neck 11366 between the bulbs 11355, 11357, a wide-mouth proximal neck 11368, and a wide-mouth distal neck 11362. The distal portion 11350 is aligned along a longitudinal axis 4640. The longitudinal axis 4640 may run through a center of the distal portion 11350. The bulb 11355 may be hemi-spherical or generally hemi-spherical along the longitudinal axis 4640. In some embodiments, the bulb 11355 is hemispherical, trapezoidal, generally hemi-spherical, or generally trapezoidal so that the bulb 11355 appears as a bulge on one side of the distal portion 11350.

[0645] In some embodiments, the woven bulb 11355 or a portion thereof (e.g., one side) that bulges on the side of the distal portion 11350 may be dip-coated or spray coated with a polymer 11360 (e.g., silicone, polyurethane (e.g., Polyslix, available from Duke Extrusion of Santa Cruz, Calif.), polyethylene (e.g., Rexell®, available from Huntsman) including low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), medium density polyethylene (MDPE), and high density polyethylene (HDPE), fluoropolymers such as fluorinated ethylene propylene, PFA, MFA, PVDF, THV, ETFE, PCTFE, ECTFE (e.g., Teflon® FEP, available from DuPont), polypropylene, polyesters including polyethylene terephthalate (PET), PBT, PETG (e.g., Hytrel®, available from DuPont), PTFE, combination polymer compounds such as thermoplastic polyurethanes and polyether block amides (e.g., Propell™ available from Foster Corporation of Putnam, Conn.), polyether block amides (e.g. Pebax® available from Arkema of Colombes, France, PebaSlix, available from Duke Extrusion of Santa Cruz, Calif.), polyether soft blocks coupled with polyester hard blocks vinyls such as PVC, PVDC, polyimides (e.g., polyimides available from MicroLumen of Oldsmar, Fla.), polyamides (e.g., Durethan, available from Bayer, Nylon 12, available from Duke Extrusion of Santa Cruz, Calif.), polycarbonate (e.g., Corethane™, available from Corvita Corp. of Miami, Fla.), styrenics such as PS, SAN, ABS, and HIPS, acetals such as copolymers or homopolymers, PLA, PGA, PLGA, PCL, polyorthoesters, polyanhydrides, and copolymers thereof, high temperature performance polymers such as PEEK, PES, PPS, PSU, LCP, combinations thereof, and the like). In some embodiments, the polymer may include a radiopaque material (e.g., particles of radiopaque material dispersed in the polymer). In some embodiments, masking a portion of the bulb section of the distal portion 11350 during dip coating or spray coating can inhibit polymer from depositing in the area of masking. For example, if the distal portion 11350 is dip coated or spray coated while still on a mandrel, the polymer may be inhibited from being deposited on the inside of the distal portion 11350, which can maintain an inner diameter of the distal portion 11350.

[0646] In some embodiments, the distal portion 11350 includes plurality of woven filaments having a relatively low braid angle, for example ranging from about 0° to about 90° (for e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to be more porous. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. In some embodiments, the bulb 11355 that is dip coated or spray coated with a polymer 11360 may be non-porous, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation. The distal portion 11350 may be useful, for example, for deployment of the non-porous polymer coated bulb 11355 across a side-wall basilar arterial brain aneurysm, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm. The deployment of the rest of the distal portion 11350 having a relatively high pore size, across arteries on either side of the aneurysm can allow blood flow into these arteries, for example the anterior-inferior cerebellar arteries proximally, the basilar perforators on the other side of the aneurysm, and/or the superior cerebellar arteries distally, and which can inhibit or prevent occlusion of the basilar perforators and the other branches and/or resulting dysfunction, which could otherwise cause a brainstem stroke, paralysis of the arms, and/or paralysis of the legs. The bulbs have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 11350 may be considered non-tapered.

[0647] FIG. 6J is a schematic side elevational view of still yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 9900 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 9900 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 9910 and woven necks 9920. The distal portion 9900 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb 9903, one generally spherical proximal bulb 9907, one generally elongate bulb 9905 between the bulb 9903 and the bulb 9907, a neck 9914 between the bulbs 9903, 9905, a neck 9916 between the bulbs 9905, 9907, a wide-mouth proximal neck 9918 with a diameter 9930, and a wide-mouth distal neck 9912 with a diameter 9925. In some embodiments, the distal portion 9900 includes a plurality of segments, at least one of which has a different braid angle. The distal portion 9900 illustrated in FIG. 6J includes a proximal segment 9906 having a relatively low braid angle, a middle segment 9904 having a relatively high braid angle, and a distal segment 9902 having a relatively low braid angle. In some embodiments, the lower braid angle segments 9902, 9906 may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to be more porous. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. In some embodiments, the higher braid angle segment 9904 may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to be less porous. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation.

[0648] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 9910 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the distal extra-large spherical bulb 9603 has an outer diameter configured to be oversized by about 25% to about 50% to the diameter of the transverse-sigmoid cerebral venous sinus (e.g., about 8 mm to about 12 mm, about 10 mm); the middle elongate bulb 9905 has on outer diameter configured to be oversized by about 25% to about 50% to the diameter of the sigmoid cerebral venous sinus (e.g., about 6 mm to about 10 mm, about 9 mm); and the proximally-next spherical bulb 9907 has an outer diameter configured to be oversized to the junction of the sigmoid venous sinus and the internal jugular vein at the base of skull (e.g., about 6 to about 10 mm, about 8 mm). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 9900 may include diameters of the bulbs 9903, 9905, 9907 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values, such that the distal portion 9900 may be considered to be tapered.

[0649] FIG. 7A is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 11000 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 11000 includes a plurality of woven bulbs and woven necks. The distal portion 11000 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical distal bulb or central anchor bulb 11012, one generally spherical proximal bulb 11014, a neck 11016 between the bulbs 11012, 11014, a proximal neck 11017, a distal medial neck 11018, and a distal lateral neck 11019. The bulb 11012 has a diameter D₀. In some embodiments, the neck 11016 between the two bulbs 11012, 11014, the elongate proximal bulb 11014, and the proximal neck 11017 form a proximal segment having a length L₃. The neck 11017 has a wide mouth and a diameter D₃. The distal medial neck 11018 is relatively short, having a length L₂, and has a diameter D₂. The distal lateral neck 11019 has a length L₁ and has a diameter D₁.

[0650] In some embodiments, the distal spherical bulb 11012 has a relatively high braid angle and the rest of the distal portion 11000 has a relatively low braid angle. Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to have relatively high porosity. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. In some embodiments, the proximal segment has a relatively low braid angle. Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to have relatively low porosity. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation.

[0651] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs and necks in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: D₁ is configured to be oversized to the medium vessel segments such as the proximal M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.75 mm to about 3.25 mm); D₂ is configured to be oversized to the medium vessel segments such as the proximal A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery (e.g., about 2.25 mm to about 2.75 mm); D₀ is configured to be oversized by about 25% to about 50% of the largest diameter of one of the bifurcation of vessels such as the internal carotid artery bifurcation (e.g., about 5 mm to about 6 mm); and D₃ is configured to be oversized to the large vessel segments such as the distal supra-clinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (e.g., about 3.25 mm to about 4 mm). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 11000 may include diameters of the bulbs 11012, 11014 and necks 11016, 11017, 11018, 11019 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0652] Although the necks 11017, 11018, 11019 are illustrated in FIG. 7A as being in the same plane (e.g., the plane of the page or the screen), the necks 11017, 11018, 11019 may be in different planes, for example based on certain vasculature. In contrast to pure balls deployed at bifurcations, necks 11017, 11018, 11019 can preserve anatomy for later procedures. For example, a thrombectomy device could be inserted through the neck 11017 and then into the vessel in which the neck 11018 resides and/or in which the neck 11019 resides. Certain distal portions described herein can be described as an endoprosthesis, a stent, etc. A proximal portion can be attached to endoprosthesis through detachable joint (e.g., Guglielmi electrolytic detachment, mechanical detachment, etc.).

[0653] FIG. 7B is a schematic side elevational view of still yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 11100 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 11100 includes a plurality of woven bulbs and woven necks. The distal portion 11100 includes, in an expanded state, one generally spherical or ovoid proximal bulb 11105 having a diameter D₀, one generally elongate distal bulb 11110, a neck 11115 between the bulbs 11105, 11110, a wide-mouth distal neck 11130 having a diameter D₃, a proximal medial neck 11125, and a proximal lateral neck 11120. In some embodiments, the neck 11115, the elongate distal bulb 11110, and the distal neck 11130 form a distal segment having a length L₃. The proximal medial neck 11125 is short, having a length L₂, and has a narrow mouth having a diameter D₂. The proximal lateral neck 11120 is short, having a length L₁, and has a narrow mouth having a diameter D₁.

[0654] In some embodiments, the distal portion 11100 includes a proximal spherical or ovoid bulb 11105, the elongate distal bulb 11110, and the neck 11115 between the bulbs 11105, 11110 each having a relatively high braid angle, and segments including the rest of the woven necks have a relatively low braid angle. For example, the lower braid angle segments may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to have relatively high porosity. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. For example, the higher braid angle segment may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to have relatively low porosity. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation.

[0655] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs and necks in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the proximal lateral neck 11120 has an outer diameter D₁ configured to be oversized to the large vessel segments such as the common iliac artery (e.g., about 8 mm to about 12 mm); the proximal medial neck 11125 has an outer diameter D₂ configured to be oversized to the large vessel segments such as the common iliac artery (e.g., about 8 mm to about 12 mm); the proximal spherical bulb 11105 has on outer diameter D₀ configured to be oversized by about 20% to about 50% of the largest diameter of abdominal aorta (e.g., about 10 mm to about 40 mm, about 18 mm to about 22 mm); and the distal segment D₃ has an outer diameter configured to be oversized by about 20% to about 50% to the large vessel segments such as the supra-renal or infra-renal abdominal aorta (e.g., about 10 mm to about 40 mm, about 18 mm to about 22 mm). The bulbs 11105, 11110 the necks 11115, 11120, 11125, and the distal neck 11130 can provide good wall apposition, which can inhibit or prevent the risk of an endo-leak into the aneurysm. The bulbs 11105, 11110 have substantially uniform dimensions or diameters (e.g., within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about 20% of each other) such that the distal portion 11100 may be considered non-tapered. Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 11100 may include diameters of the bulbs 11105, 11110 and necks 11115, 11120, 11125, 11130 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values.

[0656] Although the necks 11120, 11125, 11130 are illustrated in FIG. 7B as being in the same plane (e.g., the plane of the page or the screen), the necks 11120, 11125, 11130 may be in different planes, for example based on certain vasculature. In contrast to endovascular or surgical endoprostheses that require deployment through both common femoral arteries or both common iliac arteries, the example embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7B can be deployed through one artery such as a common femoral artery. Certain distal portions described herein can be described as an endoprosthesis, a stent, etc. A proximal portion can be attached to endoprosthesis through detachable joint (e.g., Guglielmi electrolytic detachment, mechanical detachment, etc.).

[0657] FIG. 7C is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 11400 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. FIG. 7C-2 is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 12200 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 11400, 12200 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 11405, 11415, 11425, 11435, a woven neck 11422 between the bulbs 11405, 11415, a woven neck 11424 between the bulbs 11415, 11425, a woven neck 11426 between the bulbs 11425, 11435, a woven proximal neck 11420, and a woven distal neck 11428. In some embodiments, the distal portion 11400, 12200 includes, in an expanded state, two ovoid or ellipsoid or oblate spheroid outer bulbs 11405, 11435 and two ovoid or ellipsoid or oblate spheroid inner bulbs 11415, 11425, wide-mouthed necks 11422, 11424, 11426 between the bulbs 11405, 11415, a proximal narrow-mouthed neck 11420 attached to the proximal portion 200 at a joint 300, and a distal narrow-mouthed neck 11428. In some embodiments, the bulbs 11405, 11415, 11425, 11435 comprise ellipsoids or oblate spheroids in which the diameter of the polar axis is shorter than the diameter of the equatorial axis (e.g., flattened discs stacked proximate to each other). The necks 11422, 11424, 11426 between the bulbs 11405, 11415, 11425, 11435 may be connected at the polar axis rather than being connected at the equatorial axis.

[0658] In some embodiments, the distal portion 11400, 12200 includes a distal neck 11428 that is radially offset from the longitudinal polar axis and/or that is not longitudinally aligned to the proximal neck 11420 (e.g., as shown in FIG. 7C-2). Distal portions 100 comprising necks that are radially offset and/or that are not longitudinally aligned are described in further detail herein.

[0659] In some embodiments, the distal portion 11400, 12200 may comprise more or fewer bulbs. For example, one side may include only one bulb (e.g., if the jet effect through the fistula is primarily in a single direction). For another example, at least one side may include more than two bulbs (e.g., to provide a more tortuous path for blood flow, which can inhibit or prevent the jet effect, and/or to promote thrombus formation and/or capture).

[0660] In some embodiments, the distal portion 11400, 12200 includes a plurality of segments, at least one of which has a different braid angle. The distal portion 11400 illustrated in FIG. 7C includes a middle segment comprising the wide-mouthed woven neck 11424 between the two inner bulbs 11415, 11425. The middle segment, comprising the neck 11424, has a relatively low braid angle, and the woven necks 11420, 11422, 11426, 11428 and the woven bulbs 11405, 11415, 11425, 11435 have a relatively high braid angle. The distal portion 12200 illustrated in FIG. 7C-2 includes a middle segment comprising the wide-mouthed woven neck 11424 and the two inner bulbs 11415, 11425. The middle segment, comprising the neck 11424 and the two inner bulbs 11415, 11425, has a relatively low braid angle, and the woven necks 11420, 11422, 11426, 11428 and the woven bulbs 11405, 11435 have a relatively high braid angle. In some embodiments, the lower braid angle segment may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to have relatively high porosity. Lower PPI can result in lower chronic outward force (COF), which can cause flow disruption within a fistula or an abnormal communication between two hollow cavities by forming a soft scaffold within the fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities, which can aid in thrombosis of the fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities. Lower PPI can result in better conformability of the inner bulbs 11415, 11425 to, and integration with, the walls surrounding a cavernous fistula. In some embodiments, the higher braid angle segment(s) (e.g., proximal and distal to the lower braid angle segment as illustrated in FIGS. 7C and 7C-2) may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to have relatively low porosity. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into a fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities, which can aid in thrombosis of the fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities. A relatively low pore size can serve as a filter to inhibit or prevent a thrombus formed within the fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities from forming emboli or small debris that could otherwise break off and enter the normal vasculature. Referring again to FIGS. 4I-4K, the neck 11424 having a high pore size may have a variable length and/or a variable diameter, which can allow the neck 11424 to conform to the dimensions of a fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities, which can provide good wall apposition and/or aid in thrombosis of the fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities. Although some examples of fistulas are provided herein, the distal portion 11400 illustrated in FIG. 7C and FIG. 7C-2 and the like may be useful in any fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities in the body.

[0661] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the woven bulbs in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the two inner ellipsoid or oblate spheroid bulbs 11415 and 11425 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized between about 50% and about 75% to the width of the orifice of the fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities (e.g., between about 2 mm and about 16 mm, about 8 mm); the two outer ellipsoid or oblate spheroid bulbs 11405 and 11435 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized between about 25% and about 50% to the width of the orifice of the fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities (e.g., between about 2 mm and about 16 mm, about 8 mm); the middle segment neck 11424 has an outer diameter configured to be oversized between about 10% and about 25% to the width of the orifice of the fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities (e.g., between about 2 mm and about 16 mm, about 8 mm); and the middle segment neck 11424 has a length configured to be oversized between about 10% and about 25% to the length of the orifice of the fistula or abnormal communication between two hollow cavities (e.g., between about 2 mm and about 26 mm, between about 4 mm and about 8 mm, about 6 mm). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 11400, 12200 may include diameters of the woven necks 11420, 11422, 11424, 11426, 11428, diameters of the woven bulbs 11405, 11415, 11425, 11435, and/or length of the woven neck 11424 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are ±5%, ±10%, ±15%, or ±20% of any such values.

[0662] FIG. 7D is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 11600 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 11600 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 11610 and woven necks 11620. In some embodiments, the distal portion 11600 includes, in an expanded state, three ovoid or ellipsoid or spheroid woven bulbs 11610 including a distal bulb 11625, a middle bulb 11615, and a proximal bulb 11605, a wide-mouthed neck 11604 between the bulbs 11625, 11615, a wide-mouthed neck 11602 between the bulbs 11615, 11605, a proximal narrow-mouthed neck that is attached to the proximal portion at joint 300, and a distal narrow-mouthed neck 11606. In some embodiments, the bulbs 11610 are ellipsoids or oblate spheroids having a polar axis diameter that is smaller than an equatorial axis diameter (e.g., flattened discs stacked proximate to each other). The necks 11602, 11604 between the bulbs 11610 may be connected at the polar axis rather than the equatorial axis. In some embodiments, the distal portion 11600 includes a distal neck 11606 that is radially offset from the longitudinal axis and/or that is not longitudinally aligned to the proximal neck. In some embodiments, the distal portion 11600 includes a plurality of segments, at least one of which has a different braid angle. The distal portion 11600 illustrated in FIG. 7D includes a proximal segment, comprising the proximal bulb 11605, which is attached to the proximal portion 200 at the joint 300, that has a relatively high braid angle and a distal segment, comprising the middle bulb 11615, the distal bulb 11625 and the necks 11602, 11604, 11606, that has a relatively low braid angle. In some embodiments, the lower braid angle segment may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to have relatively high porosity. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can cause flow disruption within an aneurysm by forming a soft scaffold within the aneurysm and aid in the thrombosis of the aneurysm. In some embodiments, the higher braid angle segment may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to have relatively low porosity. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm. A relatively low pore size can serve as a filter to inhibit or prevent a thrombus formed within the aneurysm from breaking off (e.g., as emboli or small debris) and entering the normal vasculature.

[0663] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 11610 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the distal oval or ellipsoid bulb 11625 has an outer diameter configured to be undersized between about 25% to about 50% of the largest diameter of the ventricular wall aneurysm within the heart (e.g., about 5 mm to about 7.5 mm for a ventricular wall aneurysm with the largest diameter about 10 mm); the middle oval or ellipsoid bulb 11615 and the proximal oval or ellipsoid bulb 11605 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized between about 50% to about 75% of the diameter of the neck of the ventricular wall aneurysm such that the proximal bulb 11605 is anchored within the aneurysm with limited risk of the bulb 11605 falling out of the aneurysm into the ventricle of the heart. The proximal oval or ellipsoid bulb 11605 and the middle oval or ellipsoid bulb 11615 may have an outer diameter that is no greater than the largest diameter of the ventricular aneurysm such that there is no or limited significant outward force on the aneurysm wall that could otherwise cause a rupture (e.g., about 7.5 mm to about 8.75 mm for a ventricular wall aneurysm with the largest diameter about 10 mm having a neck with a diameter of about 5 mm). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 11600 may include diameters of the bulbs 11625, 11615, 11605 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values, such that the distal portion 11600 may be considered to be tapered.

[0664] FIG. 7E is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 11500 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 11500 includes a plurality of woven bulbs 11510 and woven necks 11520. In some embodiments, the distal portion 11500 includes, in an expanded state, four ovoid or ellipsoid or spheroid woven bulbs 11510 including a distal bulb 11518, a second bulb 11516, a third bulb 11514, and a proximal bulb 11512, wide-mouthed necks 11520 between the bulbs 11510, a proximal narrow-mouthed neck 11522 that is attached to the proximal portion 200 at joint 300, and a distal narrow-mouthed neck 65. In some embodiments, the bulbs 11510 comprise ellipsoids or oblate spheroids having a polar axis diameter that is shorter than an equatorial axis diameter (e.g., flattened discs stacked proximate to each other). In some embodiments, the distal portion 11500 includes a distal neck 65 that is radially offset from the longitudinal axis and/or that is not longitudinally aligned to the proximal neck 11522. The necks 11520 between the bulbs 11510 may be connected at the polar axis rather than the equatorial axis. In some embodiments, the distal portion 11500 includes a plurality of segments, at least one of which has a different braid angle. The distal portion 11500 illustrated in FIG. 7E includes a proximal segment, comprising the proximal two bulbs 11512, 11514 and the proximal neck 11522, that has a relatively high braid angle and a distal segment, comprising segments including the rest of the distal portion 11500 including the distal two bulbs 11516, 11518 and the distal neck 65, that has a relatively low braid angle. In some embodiments, the lower braid angle segment may have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to have relatively high porosity. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can cause flow disruption within an aneurysm by forming a soft scaffold within the aneurysm or hollow cavity and can aid in the thrombosis of the aneurysm or hollow cavity. In some embodiments, the higher braid angle segment may have braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to have relatively low porosity. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or hollow cavity, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or the hollow cavity. A relatively low pore size can serve as a filter to inhibit or prevent a thrombus formed within the aneurysm from breaking off (e.g., as emboli or small debris) and entering the normal vasculature.

[0665] In some embodiments, the outer diameters of the bulbs 11510 in the radially-expanded configuration are as follows: the distal ellipsoid or oblate spheroid bulb 11518 has an outer diameter configured to be undersized between about 25% to about 50% to the width of the left atrial appendage within the heart (e.g., between 8 mm to about 35 mm, about 17 mm); the second ellipsoid or oblate spheroid bulb 11516 and the third ellipsoid or oblate spheroid bulb 11514 have an outer diameter configured to be oversized between about 25% to about 50% to the width of the left atrial appendage within the heart (e.g., between 8 mm to about 35 mm, about 17 mm). The proximal ellipsoid or oblate spheroid bulb 11512 has an outer diameter configured to be oversized between about 50% to about 75% to the width of the orifice of the left atrial appendage within the heart (e.g., between 5 mm to about 20 mm, about 10 mm). The length of the distal portion 11500 along the longitudinal axis, illustrated in FIG. 7E with a dashed line, is between 13 mm and about 45 mm (e.g., about 26 mm). Although some example diameters are provided herein, some embodiments of the distal portion 11600 may include diameters of the bulbs 11518, 11516, 11514, 11512 in accordance with the values provided above and/or diameters that are within about ±5%, about ±10%, about ±15%, or about ±20% of any such values, such that the distal portion 11500 may be considered to be tapered.

[0666] FIG. 8A is a schematic side perspective view of an example embodiment of a braiding device or carrier braider 150. The braiding device 150 includes a yarn wheel or braid carrier mechanism or circular horn gear 152 and a plurality of spindles 153 and individual carriers 155. A spindle 153 is a stick on the circular horn gear 152. A spool 154 is a hollow device that fits onto a spindle 153 and includes filaments 156 wound around it. An individual carrier 155 includes a spindle 153 and a spool 154 on the spindle 153. The terms spindle, spool, and individual carrier may be used interchangeably depending on context. The individual carriers 155 include spools 154 including filaments 156 that are woven together to form the textile structure 158 of the distal portion 100. The filaments 156 each extend from an individual carrier 155 to a ring or vertical puller 161 over a mandrel 162 and are braided around the mandrel 162 by spinning the circular horn gear 152, spinning the spindles 153, and pulling the ring 161 away from the circular horn gear 152. Although some examples of the carrier braider 150 with 18 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 are provided herein, some embodiments of the carrier braider 150 may include 6 to 144 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 in accordance with the values provided above and/or carrier braiders 150 that have 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 120, 144, etc. spindles 153 or individual carriers 155. As the textile structure 158 is woven at preform point 160, the textile structure 158 advances in the direction of the arrow 164. The circular horn gear 152 spins in the direction of the arrows 166, and the spindles 153, which are part of the individual carriers 154, rotate within the circular horn gear 154 to create the desired braiding pattern.

[0667] In some embodiments, the mandrel 162 comprises a rod or tube (e.g., comprising stainless steel) having a uniform outer diameter. In some embodiments, the outer diameter of the mandrel 162 is between about 4 mm and about 9 mm (e.g., about 6 mm, about 6.5 mm). In some embodiments, the outer diameter of the mandrel 162 is between about 33% and about 200% larger than the largest bulb that the distal portion 100 will include. In some embodiments, the smaller the diameters or widths of the filaments, the more oversizing the mandrel 162 may reduce defects at later stages of fabrication.

[0668] FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram illustrating an example setup of a braid carrier mechanism 2600. The yarn wheel 2600 includes spindles 153 without spools 155 or without forming individual carriers 154 and spindles 153 with spools 155 including filaments 156 together forming individual carriers 154. In FIG. 8B, the half circles with dark shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including shape memory filaments, the half circles with hatched shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including radiopaque filaments, and the half circles with no shading indicate spindles without spools 154 or filaments 156. The yarn wheel 2600 illustrated in FIG. 8B includes 144 spindles 153 or individual carriers 154 with 72 outer spindles labeled to through 72o and 72 inner spindles labeled 1i through 72i. One outer spindle and one inner spindle form a “double spindle pair.” The spindles 154 spin in the direction indicated by the arrow proximate to the shading. In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 8B, spindles 1o, 2i, 4o, 5i, 7o, 8i, 10o, 11i, 13o, 14i, 16o, 17i, 19o, 20i, 22o, 23i, 25o, 26i, 28o, 29i, 31o, 32i, 34o, 35i, 37o, 38i, 40o, 41i, 43o, 44i, 46o, 47i, 49o, 50i, 52o, 53i, 55o, 56i, 58o, 59i, 61o, 62i, 64o, 65i, 67o, 68i, 70o, and 71i include spools including shape-memory material (e.g., 48 of the filaments 156 comprise shape-memory material) and the remaining spindles are empty. None of the spindles includes radiopaque material.

[0669] Certain patterns can be discerned based on spindle arrangement and spin direction. For example, in the braid carrier mechanism 2600 of FIG. 8B, spindles 1o and 2i spin in opposite directions such that during weaving, filaments extending from the spools 154 on the spindles 1o and 2i will cross over each other, spindles 2i and 4o spin in the same direction such that during weaving, filaments extending from the spools 154 on the spindles 2i and 4o cross under each other, and spindles 4o and 5i spin in opposite directions such that during weaving, filaments extending from the spools 154 on the spindles 4o and 5i cross over each other, such that a one-over-one-under-one braiding pattern for the shape memory filaments can be discerned by analysis of the braid carrier mechanism 2600 of FIG. 8B.

[0670] FIG. 8C is a schematic diagram illustrating a magnified view of three pairs of spindles 1o, 1i, 2o, 2i, 3o, 3i in the example setup of the braid carrier mechanism 2600 of FIG. 8B. In FIGS. 8B and 8C, the pattern of the filaments 156 is symmetrical because there is a spool 154 including a shape memory filament in the outer spindle 1o paired with an empty inner spindle 1i, followed by an empty outer spindle 2o paired with a spool 154 including a shape memory filament in the inner spindle 2i, and then followed by an empty double spindle pair 3o, 3i, and then the pattern repeats itself in the pairs of spindles 4o, 4i, 5o, 5i, 6o, 6i and so on. Symmetrical patterns of filaments 156 may be associated with a uniform pore size. Filament adjacency may be defined as the angular circumference of the yarn wheel 152, which is 360°, divided by the number of filament spools. For example, if the yarn wheel 152 includes 48 filament spools, the filament adjacency would be 360°/48=7.5°. Filament adjacency may be used, for example, to help control symmetry of patterns. In some embodiments, the pattern of spools including the filaments 156 on spindles 153 can be asymmetrical, which can lead to varying pore size along the braid axis.

[0671] In some embodiments, placement of spools 154 or lack of placement of spools 154 including filaments 156 on spindles 153 adjacent to each other can affect properties of the textile structure 158 such as pore size. Spindle adjacency may be defined as the angular circumference of the yarn wheel 152, which is 360°, divided by the number of double spindle pairs. For example, if the yarn wheel 152 includes 144 spindles 153 or 72 double spindle pairs, the spindle adjacency would be 360°/72=5°. In some embodiments, each double spindle pair that is empty creates a pore. Increasing the number of empty spindles 154 adjacent to each other (e.g., one, two, or more spindle pairs adjacent to each other) may increase the size of the pore. FIG. 8D is a schematic perspective view illustrating a plurality of filaments 156 being braided on a mandrel 162 using a braiding device or carrier braider 150. In FIG. 8D, the reflectivity of the radiopaque filaments 156 contrast with the reflectivity of the shape-memory filaments 156, creating a crisscross appearance of the tubular textile structure 158. In some embodiments, the placement of spools 154 including filaments 156 of a particular type of material on spindles 153 adjacent to each other can affect properties such as visibility under x-ray. Filament material adjacency may be defined as the angular circumference of the yarn wheel 152, which is 360°, divided by the number of filament spools of a particular type of material. For example, if the yarn wheel 152 includes 12 filament spools including radiopaque filaments evenly spaced from each other, the filament material adjacency would be 360°/12=30°. Filament material adjacency may be used to help control helical crossing points that are visible under x-ray. The arrangement of the filaments 156 illustrated in FIG. 8B, in which some radiopaque filaments 156 are circumferentially adjacent or proximate to each other, groups some radiopaque filaments to form an intertwining band of radiopaque material. A band of radiopaque material, for example as opposed to evenly distributed radiopaque material, may be easier to identify during fluoroscopy, particularly if the filaments are small.

[0672] In some embodiments, the radiopaque material includes metals or alloys including, but not limited to, iridium, platinum, tantalum, gold, palladium, tungsten, tin, silver, titanium, nickel, zirconium, rhenium, bismuth, molybdenum, combinations thereof, and the like, which can increase visibility of the distal portion 100 under fluoroscopy during interventional procedures. The radiopaque material may be part of an alloy (e.g., 92% platinum and 8% tungsten alloy), part of a core or cladding around a core (e.g., nitinol with a tungsten core), combinations thereof, and the like.

[0673] FIG. 8E is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 2800 of a vascular treatment device, for example the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 2800 includes, in an expanded state, a proximal neck 70 and a cylindrical wide-mouthed textile structure 75 including shape-memory filaments and radiopaque filaments. The textile structure 75 expands radially outwardly from proximal to distal, and then stays at the larger diameter until the distal end. FIG. 8F is a schematic side elevational view of the distal portion 2800 of FIG. 8E, illustrating an example pattern of radiopaque filaments, for example under x-ray. The distal portion 2800 includes, in an expanded state, a single radiopaque filament 2820 that is interlaced in the form a single sine wave that appears like a “simple helix” at least under x-ray. The pattern of radiopacity can allow an operator of a device comprising the distal portion 2800 to visualize and identify the distal portion 2800 at least under x-ray. In some embodiments, the single simple helix includes troughs and peaks, for example at the sides of the distal portion 2800 that the simple helix at least partially creates. In FIG. 8F, the helical intersection points 2825, 2835, 2845, 2855 are substantially uniformly spaced by distances 2830, 2840, 2850, which can allow the distal portion 2800 to serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distances 2830, 2840, 2850 can help an operator to measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc. In some embodiments, a distance 2860 between points 2855, 2856 at least partially along the proximal neck 70 has different dimensions than the simple helix in the rest of the larger diameter part of the distal portion 2800, which may serve as an identifier of the proximal neck 70 beyond which the distal portion 2800 should not be deployed.

[0674] FIG. 8G is a schematic diagram illustrating an example setup of a braid carrier mechanism 2870 for forming the distal portion 2800 of FIG. 8E. In FIG. 8G, the half circles with dark shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including shape memory filaments 156, the half circles with hatched shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including radiopaque filaments 156, and the half circles with no shading indicate spindles without spools 154 or filaments 156. In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 8G, spindles 2i, 4o, 5i, 7o, 8i, 10o, 11i, 13o, 14i, 16o, 17i, 19o, 20i, 22o, 23i, 25o, 26i, 28o, 29i, 31o, 32i, 34o, 35i, 37o, 38i, 40o, 41i, 43o, 44i, 46o, 47i, 49o, 50i, 52o, 53i, 55o, 56i, 58o, 59i, 61o, 62i, 64o, 65i, 67o, 68i, 70o, 71i include spools 154 including shape-memory material (e.g., 47 of the filaments 156 comprise shape-memory material), the spindle 10 includes a spool including radiopaque material (e.g., 1 of the 48 filaments 156 comprises radiopaque material), and the remaining spindles 153 are empty. The braid carrier mechanism 2870 setup illustrated in FIG. 8G can generate a pattern of radiopacity described with respect to FIG. 8F, for example a single sine wave or simple helix pattern. The radiopaque filament 156 forms a sine wave having a spindle adjacency of about 5° (360°/72), a filament adjacency of about 7.5° (360°/48), and a radiopaque filament material adjacency of about 360° (360°/1). Although some examples of the carrier braider 150 with 48 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 are provided herein, some embodiments of the carrier braider 150 may include 6 to 144 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 in accordance with the values provided above and/or carrier braiders 150 that have 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 120, 144, etc. spindles 153 or individual carriers 155, and the number and positioning of radiopaque filaments 156 can remain as provided in the example braid carrier mechanism 2870 setup.

[0675] FIG. 8H is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 2900 of a vascular treatment device illustrating an example pattern of radiopaque filaments, for example under x-ray. The distal portion 2900 may be the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 2900 includes, in an expanded state, a proximal neck 70 and a cylindrical wide-mouthed textile structure 75 including shape-memory filaments and radiopaque filaments. The textile structure 75 expands radially outwardly from proximal to distal, and then stays at the larger diameter until the distal end. The distal portion 2900 includes, in an expanded state, two radiopaque filaments 2911, 2913 that are interlaced in the form a double sine wave like a “double helix” at least under x-ray. The pattern of radiopacity can allow an operator of a device comprising the distal portion 2900 to visualize and identify the distal portion 2900 at least under x-ray. In some embodiments, the double helix includes troughs and peaks, for example at the sides of the distal portion 2900 that the double helix at least partially create. In FIG. 8H, the helical intersection points 2925, 2935, 2945, 2955, 2965, 2975 are substantially uniformly spaced by distances 2930, 2940, 2950, 2960, 2970, 2980, which can allow the distal portion 2900 to serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distances 2930, 2940, 2950, 2960, 2970, 2980 can help an operator to measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc. In some embodiments, distances between helical intersection points in the proximal neck 70 has different dimensions than the double helix in the rest of the large diameter part of the distal portion 2900, which may serve as an identifier of the proximal neck 70 beyond which the distal portion 2900 should not be deployed.

[0676] FIG. 8I is a schematic diagram illustrating an example setup of a braid carrier mechanism 2990 for forming the distal portion 2800 of FIG. 8H. In FIG. 8I, the half circles with dark shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including shape memory filaments 156, the half circles with hatched shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including radiopaque filaments 156, and the half circles with no shading indicate spindles without spools 154 or filaments 156. In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 8I, spindles 2i, 4o, 5i, 7o, 8i, 10o, 11i, 13o, 14i, 16o, 17i, 19o, 20i, 22o, 23i, 25o, 26i, 28o, 29i, 31o, 32i, 34o, 35i, 38i, 40o, 41i, 43o, 44i, 46o, 47i, 49o, 50i, 52o, 53i, 55o, 56i, 58o, 59i, 61o, 62i, 64o, 65i, 67o, 68i, 70o, 71i include spools 154 including shape-memory material (e.g., 46 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise shape-memory material), the spindles 1o and 37o include spools 154 including radiopaque material (e.g., 2 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise radiopaque material), and the remaining spindles are empty. The braid carrier mechanism 2990 setup illustrated in FIG. 8I can generate a pattern of radiopacity described with respect to FIG. 8H, for example a double sine wave or double helix pattern. The radiopaque filaments 156 form two sine waves having a spindle adjacency of about 5° (360°/72), a filament adjacency of about 7.5° (360°/48), and a radiopaque filament material adjacency of about 180° (360°/2). Although some examples of the carrier braider 150 with 48 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 are provided herein, some embodiments of the carrier braider 150 may include 6 to 144 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 in accordance with the values provided above and/or carrier braiders 150 that have 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 120, 144, etc. spindles 153 or individual carriers 155, and the number and positioning of radiopaque filaments 156 can remain as provided in the example braid carrier mechanism 2990 setup.

[0677] FIG. 8J is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 4000 of a vascular treatment device illustrating an example pattern of radiopaque filaments, for example under x-ray. The distal portion 4000 may be the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 4000 includes, in an expanded state, a proximal neck 70 and a cylindrical wide-mouthed textile structure 75 including shape-memory filaments and radiopaque filaments. The textile structure 75 expands radially outwardly from proximal to distal, and then stays at the larger diameter until the distal end. The distal portion 4000 includes, in an expanded state, two pairs of radiopaque filaments 4011, 4013 and 4015, 1017 that are interlaced in the form a paired double sine wave like a “dual double helix” at least under x-ray. The pattern of radiopacity can allow an operator of a device comprising the distal portion 4000 to visualize and identify the distal portion 4000 at least under x-ray. In some embodiments, the dual double helix includes troughs and peaks, for example at the sides of the distal portion 4000 that the dual double helix at least partially create. In FIG. 8J, the helical intersection points 4025, 4035, 4045, 4055 are substantially uniformly spaced by distances 4030, 4040, 4050, which can allow the distal portion 4000 to serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distances 4030, 4040, 4050 can help an operator to measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc. In some embodiments, a distance 4060 between points 4055, 4065 at least partially along the proximal neck 70 has different dimensions than the dual double helix in the rest of the large diameter part of the distal portion 4000, which may serve as an identifier of the proximal neck 70 beyond which the distal portion 4000 should not be deployed.

[0678] FIG. 8K is a schematic diagram illustrating an example setup of a braid carrier mechanism 4080 for forming the distal portion 4000 of FIG. 8J. In FIG. 8K, the half circles with dark shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including shape memory filaments 156, the half circles with hatched shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including radiopaque filaments 156, and the half circles with no shading indicate spindles without spools 154 or filaments 156. In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 8K, spindles 2i, 4o, 5i, 7o, 8i, 10o, 11i, 13o, 14i, 16o, 17i, 19o, 20i, 22o, 23i, 25o, 26i, 28o, 29i, 31o, 32i, 34o, 38i, 40o, 41i, 43o, 44i, 46o, 47i, 49o, 50i, 52o, 53i, 55o, 56i, 58o, 59i, 61o, 62i, 64o, 65i, 67o, 68i, 70o include spools 154 including shape-memory material (e.g., 44 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise shape-memory material), the spindles 1o, 35i, 37o, 71i include spools 154 including radiopaque material (e.g., 4 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise radiopaque material), and the remaining spindles are empty. The braid carrier mechanism 4080 setup illustrated in FIG. 8K can generate a pattern of radiopacity described with respect to FIG. 8J, for example pairs of double sine waves or a dual double helix pattern. Although some examples of the carrier braider 150 with 48 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 are provided herein, some embodiments of the carrier braider 150 may include 6 to 144 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 in accordance with the values provided above and/or carrier braiders 150 that have 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 120, 144, etc. spindles 153 or individual carriers 155, and the number and positioning of radiopaque filaments can remain as provided in the example braid carrier mechanism 4080 setup.

[0679] FIG. 8L is an x-ray photograph illustrating an example of a plurality of radiopaque filaments of the distal portion 4000 of FIG. 8J, in which the radiopaque filaments 4011, 4013, 4015, 4017 form a dual double helix or four sine waves, pairs of which are offset by about 180° and the sine waves in each pair being offset from each other by about 7.5°. In some embodiments, crossings of the radiopaque filaments 4011, 4013, 4015, 4017 of the distal portion 4000 can be used as a rough measurement guide. For example, in FIG. 8L, the spacing between helical intersections points is about 2 mm, which can help serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distal portion 4000 can help measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc.

[0680] FIG. 8M is a schematic side elevational view of still another example embodiment of a distal portion 4100 of a vascular treatment device illustrating an example pattern of radiopaque filaments, for example under x-ray. The distal portion 4100 may be the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 4100 includes, in an expanded state, a proximal neck 70 and a cylindrical wide-mouthed textile structure 75 including shape-memory filaments and radiopaque filaments. The textile structure 75 expands radially outwardly from proximal to distal, and then stays at the larger diameter until the distal end. The distal portion 4100 includes, in an expanded state, two trios of radiopaque filaments 4111, 4113, 4115 and 4117, 4119, 4121 that are interlaced in the form a paired triple sine wave like a “reinforced double helix” at least under x-ray. The pattern of radiopacity can allow an operator of a device comprising the distal portion 4100 to visualize and identify the distal portion 4100 at least under x-ray. In some embodiments, the reinforced double helix includes troughs and peaks, for example at the sides of the distal portion 4100 that the reinforced double helix at least partially creates. In FIG. 8M, the intersection points 4125, 4135, 4145 along the reinforced double helix are substantially uniformly spaced by distances 4130, 4140, 4150, which can allow the distal portion 4100 to serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distances 4130, 4140, 4150 can help an operator to measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc. In some embodiments, a distance 4160 between points 4155, 4165 at least partially along the proximal neck 70 has different dimensions than the reinforced double helix in the rest of the large diameter part of the distal portion 4100, which may serve as an identifier of the proximal neck 70 beyond which the distal portion 4100 should not be deployed.

[0681] FIG. 8N is a schematic diagram illustrating an example setup of a braid carrier mechanism 4180 for forming the distal portion 4100 of FIG. 8M. In FIG. 8N, the half circles with dark shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including shape memory filaments 156, the half circles with hatched shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including radiopaque filaments 156, and the half circles with no shading indicate spindles without spools 154 or filaments 156. In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 8N, spindles 4o, 5i, 7o, 8i, 10o, 11i, 13o, 14i, 16o, 17i, 19o, 20i, 22o, 23i, 25o, 26i, 28o, 29i, 31o, 32i, 34o, 40o, 41i, 43o, 44i, 46o, 47i, 49o, 50i, 52o, 53i, 55o, 56i, 58o, 59i, 61o, 62i, 64o, 65i, 67o, 68i, 70o include spools 154 including shape-memory material (e.g., 42 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise shape-memory material), the spindles 1o, 3i, 35i, 37o, 39i, 71i include spools 154 including radiopaque material (e.g., 6 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise radiopaque material), and the remaining spindles are empty. The braid carrier mechanism 4180 setup illustrated in FIG. 8N can generate a pattern of radiopacity described with respect to FIG. 8M, for example pairs of triple sine waves or a reinforced double helix pattern. Although some examples of the carrier braider 150 with 48 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 are provided herein, some embodiments of the carrier braider 150 may include 6 to 144 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 in accordance with the values provided above and/or carrier braiders 150 that have 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 120, 144, etc. spindles 153 or individual carriers 155, and the number and positioning of the radiopaque filaments can remain as provided in the example braid carrier mechanism 4180 setup.

[0682] FIG. 8O is a schematic perspective view illustrating a plurality of radiopaque filaments of the distal portion 4100 of FIG. 8M. The distal portion 4100 includes a plurality of shape-memory filaments and a plurality of radiopaque filaments over a mandrel, in which the radiopaque filaments form a reinforced double helix or in which the radiopaque filaments form pairs of sine waves trios, one of which includes the radiopaque filaments 4111, 4113, 4115. The trios are offset by about 180° and the sine waves in each trio are offset from each other by about 7.5°. In some embodiments, crossings of the radiopaque filaments of the distal portion 4100 can be used as a rough measurement guide. For example, in FIG. 8O, the spacing between the crossings of the helical intersections points is about 2 mm, which can help serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distal portion 4100 can help measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc.

[0683] FIG. 8P is a schematic side elevational view of yet still another example embodiment of a distal portion 4200 of a vascular treatment device, for example of the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 4200 includes, in an expanded state, a proximal neck 70 and a cylindrical wide-mouthed textile structure 75 including shape-memory filaments and radiopaque filaments. The textile structure 75 expands radially outwardly from proximal to distal, and then stays at the larger diameter until the distal end. The distal portion 4200 includes three radiopaque filaments 4211, 4212, 4213 that form a three sine waves like a “three phase helix” at least under x-ray. FIG. 8Q is a magnified view of the radiopaque filaments 4211, 4212, 4213 of the distal portion 4200 of FIG. 8P, for example under x-ray. FIG. 8Q illustrates the filament 4211 as a solid line, the filament 4212 as a dashed line, and the filament 4213 as a dash-dot-dot line for easier differentiation between the filaments 4211, 4212, 4213. In some embodiments, the first radiopaque filament 4211 forms a sine wave having a phase A, the second radiopaque filament 4212 forms a sine wave having a phase B, and the third radiopaque filament 4213 forms a sine wave having a phase C. In some embodiments, the three phase helix includes troughs and peaks, for example at the sides of the distal portion 4200 that the three sine waves at least partially create.

[0684] The distance between two similarly situated points on a sine wave (e.g., a first intersection of a sine wave and the central longitudinal axis of the distal portion and the next intersection of the sine wave with the central longitudinal axis after forming a peak and a trough, the distance between a first peak of a sine wave and the next peak of the sine wave, the distance between a first trough of the sine wave and the next trough of the sine wave, etc.) is called the pitch or period or wavelength or cycle of the sine wave. Embodiments comprising a three phase sine wave include three pitches: the sine wave formed by the radiopaque filament 4211 has a pitch 4221, the sine wave formed by the radiopaque filament 4212 has a pitch 4222, and the sine wave formed by the radiopaque filament 4213 has a pitch 4223. FIG. 8P shows the pitches 4221, 4222, 4223 as the distances between the lower peaks of the respective sine waves, and FIG. 8Q shows the pitches 4221, 4222 as the distances between the upper peaks of the respective sine waves. In the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 8P and 8Q, the pitches of the sine waves formed by the radiopaque filaments 4211, 4212, 4213 have substantially uniform dimensions (e.g., pitches), except near the proximal neck 70, although the sine waves may have differing dimensions (e.g., pitches).

[0685] In some embodiments, the distance between each trough or peak of a radiopaque filament 4211, 4212, 4213 with another trough or peak of an adjacent radiopaque filament of the three phase helix is called a phase shift. In FIG. 8P, phase A is offset from phase B by about 7.5° (shown by the distance 4231), phase B is offset from phase C by about 7.5° (shown by the distance 4232), and phase A is offset from phase C by about 15° (shown by the distance 4233). FIG. 8P shows the phase shifts 4231, 4232, 4233 as the distances between the upper peaks of the respective sine waves, and FIG. 8Q shows the phase shifts 4231, 4232, 4233 as the distances between the centers following upper peaks of the respective sine waves. The pattern of radiopacity can allow an operator of a device comprising the distal portion 4200 to visualize and identify the distal portion 4200 at least under x-ray. In FIGS. 8P and 8Q, the intersection points along the three phase helix are substantially uniformly spaced by distances 4241 or multiples thereof (e.g., the distance 4243 is the distance between three intersection points, the distance 4242 in FIG. 8S is the distance between two intersection points, etc.), which can allow the distal portion 4200 to serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distances 4241, 4242, 4243 can help an operator to measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc. In some embodiments, distances between intersection points at least partially along the three phase helix near the proximal neck 70 have different dimensions than the three phase helix in the rest of the large diameter portion of the distal portion 4200, which may serve as an identifier of the proximal neck 70 beyond which the distal portion 4200 should not be deployed.

[0686] FIG. 8R is a schematic diagram illustrating an example setup of a braid carrier mechanism 4280 for the distal portion 4200 of FIG. 8P. In FIG. 8R, the half circles with dark shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including shape memory filaments 156, the half circles with hatched shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including radiopaque filaments 156, and the half circles with no shading indicate spindles without spools 154 or filaments 156. In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 8R, spindles 2i, 4o, 5i, 7o, 8i, 10o, 11i, 13o, 14i, 16o, 17i, 19o, 20i, 22o, 23i, 26i, 28o, 29i, 31o, 32i, 34o, 35i, 37o, 40o, 41i, 43o, 44i, 46o, 47i, 50i, 52o, 53i, 55o, 56i, 58o, 59i, 61o, 62i, 64o, 65i, 67o, 68i, 70o, 71i include spools 154 including shape-memory material (e.g., 45 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise shape-memory material), the spindles 1o, 25o, 49o include spools 154 including radiopaque material (e.g., 3 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise radiopaque material), and the remaining spindles are empty. The braid carrier mechanism 4280 setup illustrated in FIG. 8Q can generate a pattern of radiopacity described with respect to FIG. 8P, for example a three phase-shifted sine waves or a three phase helix pattern. Although some examples of the carrier braider 150 with 48 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 are provided herein, some embodiments of the carrier braider 150 may include 6 to 144 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 in accordance with the values provided above and/or carrier braiders 150 that have 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 120, 144, etc. spindles 153 or individual carriers 155, and the number and positioning of the radiopaque filaments can remain as provided in the example braid carrier mechanism 4280 setup.

[0687] FIG. 8S is an x-ray photograph illustrating an example of a plurality of radiopaque filaments 4211, 4212, 4213 of the distal portion 4200 of FIG. 8P, in which the radiopaque filaments 4211, 4212, 4213 form a three phase helix, or in which the radiopaque filaments form three sine waves offset by about 120°. In some embodiments, crossings or intersection points of the radiopaque filaments 4211, 4212, 4213 of the distal portion 4200 can be used as a rough measurement guide. For example, in FIG. 8S, the distance 4242 between the three intersections points is about 1 mm, which can allow the distal portion 4200 to serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distance 4242 can an operator to measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc. Use of other distances are also possible (e.g., a distance 4241 between two intersection points (e.g., as shown in FIG. 8P), a distance 4243 between four intersection points (e.g., as shown in FIG. 8P), distances between similar portions of one or more sine waves (e.g., peaks, troughs, etc.), etc.).

[0688] FIG. 8T-1 is a schematic side elevational view of still yet another example embodiment of a distal portion 4300 of a vascular treatment device illustrating an example pattern of radiopaque filaments, for example under x-ray. The distal portion 4300 may be the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 4300 includes, in an expanded state, a proximal neck 70 and a cylindrical wide-mouthed textile structure including shape-memory filaments and radiopaque filaments. The textile structure 75 expands radially outwardly from proximal to distal, and then stays at the larger diameter until the distal end. FIG. 8T-1 also illustrates an example dimension 4350 (e.g., diameter) of the cylindrical wide-mouthed textile structure, which also corresponds to an amplitude of the sine waves created by the radiopaque filaments (e.g., being twice the amplitude, or a radius being equal to the amplitude (e.g., as measured from the longitudinal axis 4340)).

[0689] FIG. 8T-2 is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of the distal portion 4370 of a vascular treatment device illustrating an example pattern of radiopaque filaments 4311, 4312, 4313, for example under x-ray. The distal portion 4370 may be the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. In FIG. 8T-2, the distal portion 4370 comprises a plurality of woven bulbs, woven necks, a proximal neck 70, and a distal neck tip 65, for example similar to the distal portion 1100 of FIG. 2B.

[0690] The distal portions 4300, 4370 include, in an expanded state, radiopaque filaments 4311, 4312, 4313 that are interlaced in the form a three phase helix at least under x-ray. One or more of the filaments 4311, 4312, 4313 may be reinforced (e.g., the filament 4311) with a second radiopaque filament and the distal portions 4300, 4370 may include additional radiopaque filaments that are non-reinforced (e.g., the filaments 4312, 4313), for example as described herein with respect to FIG. 8T-3. The pattern of radiopacity can allow an operator of a device comprising the distal portion 4300, 4370 to visualize identify the distal portion 4300, 4370 at least under x-ray. In some embodiments, the three phase helix includes troughs and peaks, for example at the sides of the distal portion 4300, 4370 that the paired three phase helix at least partially create. In FIG. 8T-1, the spacing or phase difference between the apices of the sine waves along the triple helix are substantially uniformly spaced, which can allow the distal portion 4300 to serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distances 4331, 4332, 4335 between apices of different sine waves and/or the distances 4321, 4322, 4323 between apices of the same sine wave (e.g., the pitch of the sine wave) can help an operator to measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc. In FIGS. 8T-1 and 8T-2, the intersection points along the triple helix are substantially uniformly spaced, which can allow the distal portion 4300, 4370 to serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distances between intersections can help an operator to measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc. In some embodiments, a distance at least partially along the proximal neck 70, along the distal neck 65, and/or along the bulbs has different dimensions than paired triple helix in the rest of the distal portion 4300, which may serve as an identifier of the proximal neck 70, the distal neck 65, and/or the bulbs, for example beyond which the distal portion 4300, 4370 should not be deployed.

[0691] FIG. 8T-3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example setup of a braid carrier mechanism 4380 for the distal portions 4300, 4370 of FIGS. 8T-1 and 8T-2. In FIG. 8T-3, the half circles with dark shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including shape memory filaments 156, the half circles with hatched shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including radiopaque filaments 156, and the half circles with no shading indicate spindles without spools 154 or filaments 156. In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 8T-3, spindles 4o, 5i, 7o, 8i, 10o, 11i, 14i, 16o, 17i, 19o, 20i, 22o, 23i, 28o, 29i, 31o, 32i, 34o, 35i, 40o, 41i, 43o, 44i, 46o, 47i, 52o, 53i, 55o, 56i, 58o, 59i, 62i, 64o, 65i, 67o, 68i, 70o, 71i include spools 154 including shape-memory material (e.g., 39 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise shape-memory material), the spindles 1o, 2i, 13o, 25o, 26, 37o, 49o, 50i 61o include spools 154 including radiopaque material (e.g., 9 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise radiopaque material), and the remaining spindles are empty. The braid carrier mechanism 4380 setup illustrated in FIG. 8T-3 can generate a pattern of radiopacity described with respect to FIGS. 8T-1 and 8T-2, for example a reinforced three phase helix (including a sine wave formed by each radiopaque filament pairs 1o/2i, 25o/26i, 49o/50i) and a non-reinforced three phase helix (including a sine wave formed by each single radiopaque filament 13o, 37o, 61o) or a reinforced three phase helix. Although some examples of the carrier braider 150 with 48 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 are provided herein, some embodiments of the carrier braider 150 may include 6 to 144 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 in accordance with the values provided above and/or carrier braiders 150 that have 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 120, 144, etc. spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 and the number and positioning of the radiopaque filaments can remain as provided in the example braid carrier mechanism 4380 setup. Different weights are also possible. For example, a reinforced three phase helix may include three or more radiopaque filaments per phase. For another example, a non-reinforced three phase helix may include more than one radiopaque filament per phase, for example as long as the reinforced three phase helix in that paired three phase helix includes more filaments per wave such that the latter is relatively reinforced.

[0692] FIG. 8T-4 is an x-ray photograph illustrating an example of a plurality of radiopaque filaments of the distal portion 4370 of FIG. 8T-2. The distal portion 4370 includes a proximal neck 70 and a distal neck 65, and includes a plurality of radiopaque filaments in which the radiopaque filaments form a reinforced three phase helix. In some embodiments, crossings of the radiopaque filaments 4311, 4312, 4313, 4314, 4315 of the distal portion 43700 can serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distances between the crossings can help an operator of a device comprising the distal portion 4370 to measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc. Other features can also be used. For example, in FIG. 8T-4, the width of a bulb measurable due to the paired triple helix is about 2 mm.

[0693] FIG. 8U is a schematic side elevational view of another example embodiment of a distal portion 4390 of a vascular treatment device illustrating an example pattern of radiopaque filaments, for example under x-ray. The distal portion 4390 may be the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 4390 includes, in an expanded state, a proximal neck 70 and a cylindrical wide-mouthed textile structure including shape-memory filaments and radiopaque filaments. The textile structure 75 expands radially outwardly from proximal to distal, and then stays at the larger diameter until the distal end.

[0694] The distal portion 4390 includes, in an expanded state, radiopaque filaments 4311, 4312, 4313 that are interlaced in the form a paired three phase helix at least under x-ray. The filaments 4311, 4312, 4313 may be reinforced with a second radiopaque filament and additional the distal portions 4390 may include additional radiopaque filaments that are non-reinforced. The pattern of radiopacity can allow an operator of a device comprising the distal portion 4390 to visualize identify the distal portion 4390 at least under x-ray. In some embodiments, the paired three phase helix includes troughs and peaks, for example at the sides of the distal portion 4390 that the paired three phase helix at least partially creates. A paired three phase helix includes a pitch for each reinforced filament (e.g., a pitch 4321 for the sine wave created by the filaments 4311, a pitch 4322 for the sine wave created by the filaments 4312, and a pitch 4323 for the sine wave crated by the filaments 4313) and a pitch for each non-reinforced filament (e.g., a pitch 4341 for the sine wave created by the filament 4314, a pitch 4342 for the sine wave created by the filament 4315, a pitch 4343 for the sine wave created by the filament 4316). In FIG. 8U, the intersection points along the paired triple helix are substantially uniformly spaced, which can allow the distal portion 4390 to serve as an angiographic measurement ruler. For example, the distances between intersections can help an operator to measure the length of blood clots, the neck of an aneurysm, the length of a stenosis, etc. In some embodiments, a distance at least partially along the proximal neck 70, along the distal neck 65, and/or along the bulbs has different dimensions than paired triple helix in the rest of the distal portion 4380, which may serve as an identifier of the proximal neck 70, the distal neck 65, and/or the bulbs, for example beyond which the distal portion 4390 should not be deployed.

[0695] FIG. 8V is a schematic diagram illustrating an example setup of a braid carrier mechanism 4385 for the distal portion 4390 of FIG. 8U. In FIG. 8U, the half circles with dark shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including shape memory filaments 156, the half circles with hatched shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including radiopaque filaments 156, and the half circles with no shading indicate spindles without spools 154 or filaments 156. In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 8U, spindles 4o, 5i, 7o, 8i, 10o, 11i, 14i, 16o, 17i, 19o, 20i, 22o, 23i, 28o, 29i, 31o, 32i, 34o, 35i, 40o, 41i, 43o, 44i, 46o, 47i, 52o, 53i, 55o, 56i, 58o, 59i, 62i, 64o, 65i, 67o, 68i, 70o, 71i include spools 154 including shape-memory material (e.g., 39 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise shape-memory material), the spindles 1o, 2i, 13o, 25o, 26, 37o, 49o, 50i 61o include spools 154 including radiopaque material (e.g., 9 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise radiopaque material), and the remaining spindles are empty. The braid carrier mechanism 4385 setup illustrated in FIG. 8V can generate a pattern of radiopacity described with respect to FIG. 8U, for example a reinforced three phase helix (including a sine wave formed by each radiopaque filament pairs 1o/2i, 25o/26i, 49o/50i) and a non-reinforced three phase helix (including a sine wave formed by each single radiopaque filament 13o, 37o, 61o) or a reinforced three phase helix. Although some examples of the carrier braider 150 with 48 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 are provided herein, some embodiments of the carrier braider 150 may include 6 to 144 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 in accordance with the values provided above and/or carrier braiders 150 that have 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 120, 144, etc. spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 and the number and positioning of the radiopaque filaments can remain as provided in the example braid carrier mechanism 4380 setup. Different weights are also possible. For example, a reinforced three phase helix may include three or more radiopaque filaments per phase. For another example, a non-reinforced three phase helix may include more than one radiopaque filament per phase, for example as long as the reinforced three phase helix in that paired three phase helix includes more filaments per wave such that the latter is relatively reinforced.

[0696] FIG. 8W illustrates a paired three phase helix including a reinforced triple helix and a non-reinforced triple helix. The reinforced triple helix includes a first sine wave formed by the two radiopaque filaments 4311, a second sine wave formed by the two radiopaque filaments 4312, and a third sine wave formed by the two radiopaque filaments 4313. The non-reinforced three phase helix includes a first sine wave formed by the radiopaque filament 4314, a second sine wave formed by the radiopaque filament 4315, and a third sine wave formed by the radiopaque filament 4316. In some embodiments, each sine wave within the reinforced three phase helix is offset from the adjacent sine wave within the reinforced three phase helix by about 120° and each sine wave within the non-reinforced three phase helix is offset from the adjacent sine wave within the non-reinforced three phase helix by about 120°.

[0697] FIG. 8X is a schematic side elevational view of yet another example embodiment of the distal portion 4600 of a vascular treatment device illustrating an example pattern of radiopaque filaments, for example under x-ray. The distal portion 4600 may be the distal portion 100 of the device 10, 20, 30, or 40. The distal portion 4600 includes a plurality of woven spherical bulbs 4617, 4619, a woven neck 4631, a proximal neck 70, and a distal neck 65 along a longitudinal axis 4640. The distal portion 4600 includes relatively low braid angle segments 4611, 4615. In some embodiments, the segments 4611, 4615 have braid angles ranging from about 0° to about 90° (e.g., about 17°, about 22°, about 45°, etc.). Lower braid angle segments generally have lower PPI and tend to have relatively high porosity. Lower PPI can result in a larger pore size, which can allow adequate flow into perforating vessels or small blood vessels adjoining blood clot, an aneurysm, or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can maintain flow in these small but important blood vessels. The distal portion 4600 further includes a relatively high braid angle segment 4613. In some embodiments, the segment 4613 has braid angles ranging from about 91° to about 180° (e.g., about 111°, about 112°, about 151°, etc.). Higher braid angle segments generally have a higher PPI and tend to have relatively low porosity. Higher PPI can result in a smaller pore size, which can decrease flow into an aneurysm or a vascular malformation such as an arterio-venous fistula, which can aid in thrombosis of the aneurysm or vascular malformation.

[0698] Referring back to FIG. 8A, at least two variables can be modified to impact porosity: (1) ability to vary the speed of rotation of the circular horn gear 152 for an entire rotation of the horn gear 152 in the horizontal direction 166 relative to the speed of motion of the vertical ring or puller 161 in the vertical direction 164 along the mandrel 162; and (2) ability to start or stop movement of the vertical puller 161, and, once stopped, ability to rearrange the spools 154 with filaments from one spindle 153 to another (“Start-Stop”). Changes in one or both of these variables can directly affect, for example, braid angle and porosity. In some embodiments in which the speed of rotation S_h in the horizontal direction of the circular horn gear 152 is faster than the speed of motion S_v in the vertical direction of the puller 161 such that the horn gear ratio (S_h/S_v) is greater than 1.0, a high braid angle and relative low porosity can be obtained. In some embodiments in which the speed of rotation S_h in the horizontal direction of the circular horn gear 152 is slower than the speed of motion S_y in the vertical direction of the puller 161 such that the horn gear ratio (S_h/S_v) is less than 1.0, a lower braid angle and a relative high porosity can be obtained.

[0699] In some embodiments, crossings of the radiopaque filaments of the distal portion 4600 can be used as a guide for deployment of the distal portion 4600. For example, the “circumferential asymmetric” radiopaque pattern may serve as a visual guide to understand the deployment of woven bulbs by observation of an asymmetric pattern including low braid angles and the deployment of necks by observation of a symmetric pattern including high braid angles.

[0700] FIG. 8Y is a schematic diagram illustrating an example setup of a braid carrier mechanism 4680 for the distal portion 4600 of FIG. 8X illustrating a pattern of a “circumferential asymmetric helix.” In FIG. 8Y, the half circles with dark shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including shape memory filaments 156, the half circles with hatched shading indicate individual carriers 155 including spools 154 including radiopaque filaments 156, and the half circles with no shading indicate spindles without spools 154 or filaments 156. In the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 8Y, spindles 4o, 5i, 7o, 8i, 10o, 11i, 13o, 14i, 16o, 17i, 19o, 20i, 22o, 23i, 28o, 29i, 31o, 32i, 34o, 35i, 40o, 41i, 43o, 44i, 46o, 47i, 52o, 53i, 55o, 56i, 58o, 59i, 61o, 62i, 64o, 65i, 67o, 68i, 70o, 71i include spools 154 including shape-memory material (e.g., 39 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise shape-memory material) spindles 1o, 2i, 25o, 26i, 49o, 50i, 31o, 37o, 43o include spools 154 including radiopaque material (e.g., 9 of the 48 filaments 156 comprise radiopaque material), and the remaining spindles are empty. The braid carrier mechanism setup 4680 illustrated in FIG. 8Y can generate a pattern of radiopacity described with respect to FIG. 8X, for example a reinforced three phase helix and a non-reinforced asymmetric three phase helix to form a “circumferential asymmetric” radiopacity pattern. Although some examples of the carrier braider 150 with 48 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 are provided herein, some embodiments of the carrier braider 150 may include 6 to 144 spindles 153 or individual carriers 155 in accordance with the values provided above and/or carrier braiders 150 that have 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 120, 144, etc. spindles 153 or individual carriers 155.