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1. A system for use in prevention of stroke, comprising:
a compression device for applying a compressive force to a carotid artery, wherein the compression device is adjustable so as to apply the compressive force and so as to not apply the compressive force; and an actuation device for causing the compression device to apply the compressive force, wherein the compressive force is applied in a cyclical nature based upon a cardiac cycle. |