A guidewire occlusion system for use in vascular procedures includes a repeatably
inflatable gas-filled occlusive device proximate a distal end of a tubular guidewire
assembly having an extended sealable section proximate a proximal end. A gas inflation/evacuation
system is removably connectable to the proximal end of the guidewire assembly and
includes an evacuation system to evacuate air from the guidewire and an inflation
system for introducing a gas under pressure into the guidewire to inflate the occlusive
balloon a plurality of times. A sealing system is also removably connectable to
the proximal end of the guidewire assembly and selectively seals the extended sealable
section at one of a plurality of separate locations along the extended sealable
section to form an airtight seal of the tubular guidewire. Each time a deflation
of the occlusive device is desired to reestablish blood flow to the vessel downstream
of the occlusive device, the extended sealable section is opened distal to the
location of the last seal to quickly deflate the occlusive device.