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Methods for performing heart surgery
Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences LLC
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Filing: 1996-11-06
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Granted: 1999-01-05
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Expires: 2016-11-06
Abstract
Abstract A method for closed-chest cardiac surgical intervention relies on viewing the cardiac region through a thoracoscope or other viewing scope and endovascularly partitioning the patient's arterial system at a location within the ascending aorta. The cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia can be induced, and a variety of surgical procedures performed on the stopped heart using percutaneously introduced tools. The method of the present invention will be particularly suitable for forming coronary artery bypass grafts, where an arterial blood source is created using least invasive surgical techniques, and the arterial source is connected to a target location within a coronary artery while the patient is under cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia.
Inventors
- 👤 Wesley D. Sterman
- 👤 Lawrence C. Siegel
- 👤 Patricia E. Curtis
- 👤 John H. Stevens
- 👤 Timothy R. Machold
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 15:48
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/02; A61M39/0247; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B17/02; A61B17/0218; A61B17/04; A61B17/0469; A61B17/06; A61B17/06061; A61B17/12; A61B17/122; A61B17/1227; A61B17/128; A61B17/1285; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1442; A61B18/1492; A61B90/00; A61B90/50; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2427; A61B17/0057; A61B17/0467; A61B17/064; A61B17/068; A61B17/12009; A61B17/12013; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B17/2909; A61B17/30; A61B17/34; A61B17/3403; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B2017/00637; A61B2017/00646; A61B2017/00663; A61B2017/0237; A61B2017/0243; A61B2017/047; A61B2017/0472; A61B2017/0474; A61B2017/0475; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2932; A61B2017/2943; A61B2017/306; A61B2017/3405; A61B17/3417; A61B17/3421; A61B17/3423; A61B2017/3427; A61B2017/348; A61B2017/3492; A61B2018/00053; A61B2018/00214; A61B2018/0022; A61B2018/00232; A61B2018/0025; A61B2018/00261; A61B2018/00273; A61B2018/00291; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00363; A61B2018/00392; A61B2018/00571; A61B2018/00577; A61B90/06; A61B2090/064; A61M25/00; A61M2025/0001; A61M2025/0003; A61M25/01; A61M25/02; A61M2025/028; A61M2039/0273; A61M2039/0279; A61M2202/00; A61M2202/04; A61M2202/0468; A61M2202/047; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/33; A61M2205/3331; A61M2205/3344; A61M2205/3355; A61M2205/36; A61M2205/366; A61M2210/00; A61M2210/12; A61M2210/127; A61M25/10; A61M25/1011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A method for closed-chest cardiac surgical intervention, said method comprising: forming at least one percutaneous penetration in the patient's chest; creating an opening in an artery; endovascularly advancing a distal end of a catheter through the opening to a location within the ascending aorta; expanding an occluding element on the catheter at said location to inhibit the flow of blood and other fluids past said location; establishing cardiopulmonary bypass by removing blood through a first catheter lumen positioned in a vein, oxygenating the blood, and returning the blood downstream of said location through a second catheter lumen positioned in an artery; stopping heart contraction by introducing a cardioplegic agent to the patient's heart through the catheter; viewing the heart through a viewing device placed in one of the at least one percutaneous penetrations; and performing a surgical procedure on the stopped heart using tools introduced through one of the at least one percutaneous penetrations.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
154 words
A method for closed-chest cardiac surgical intervention, said method comprising: forming at least one percutaneous penetration in the patient's chest; creating an opening in an artery; endovascularly advancing a distal end of a catheter through the opening to a location within the ascending aorta; expanding an occluding element on the catheter at said location to inhibit the flow of blood and other fluids past said location; establishing cardiopulmonary bypass by removing blood through a first catheter lumen positioned in a vein, oxygenating the blood, and returning the blood downstream of said location through a second catheter lumen positioned in an artery; stopping heart contraction by introducing a cardioplegic agent to the patient's heart through the catheter; viewing the heart through a viewing device placed in one of the at least one percutaneous penetrations; and performing a surgical procedure on the stopped heart using tools introduced through one of the at least one percutaneous penetrations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as in claim 1, further comprising the step of: viewing the heart through a viewing scope disposed through another percutaneous intercostal penetration in the patient, the viewing scope being introduced through a trocar sheath disposed in the another percutaneous intercostal penetration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein cardiopulmonary bypass is established from a femoral vein to a femoral artery.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
208 words
A method for forming an anastomosis between a mammary artery and a coronary artery of a patient, said method comprising the steps of: positioning at least one access device between two ribs in a patient's chest thereby forming a percutaneous penetration; cutting the mammary artery using a tool introduced through the access device thereby forming an end; creating an opening in an artery; endovascularly advancing a catheter having an occluding member through the opening to a location within the ascending aorta between the brachiocephalic artery and the coronary ostia; expanding the occluding member at the location to occlude the patient's ascending aorta; establishing cardiopulmonary bypass by removing blood through a first catheter lumen positioned in a vein, oxygenating the blood, and returning the blood downstream of said location through a second catheter lumen positioned in an artery; stopping heart contraction by introducing a cardioplegic agent to the patient's heart through the catheter; forming an incision in the coronary artery using a cutting tool while the heart is stopped; connecting the end of the internal mammary artery to the incision in the coronary artery; and viewing the mammary artery through a viewing device placed in a percutaneous penetration during at least one of the cutting, forming and connecting steps.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
208 words
A method for forming an anastomosis between a mammary artery and a coronary artery of a patient, said method comprising the steps of: positioning at least one access device between two ribs in a patient's chest thereby forming a percutaneous penetration; cutting the mammary artery using a tool introduced through the access device thereby forming an end; creating an opening in an artery; endovascularly advancing a catheter having an occluding member through the opening to a location within the ascending aorta between the brachiocephalic artery and the coronary ostia; expanding the occluding member at the location to occlude the patient's ascending aorta; establishing cardiopulmonary bypass by removing blood through a first catheter lumen positioned in a vein, oxygenating the blood, and returning the blood downstream of said location through a second catheter lumen positioned in an artery; stopping heart contraction by introducing a cardioplegic agent to the patient's heart through the catheter; forming an incision in the coronary artery using a cutting tool while the heart is stopped; connecting the end of the internal mammary artery to the incision in the coronary artery; and viewing the mammary artery through a viewing device placed in a percutaneous penetration during at least one of the cutting, forming and connecting steps.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method as in claim 4, wherein at least three trocar sheaths are positioned on the lateral chest, each of the at least three trocar sheaths being positioned between adjacent ribs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as in claim 4, further comprising the step of: transecting the mammary artery using an electrosurgical cutting tool to dissect the mammary artery from the thoracic wall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 4, wherein cardiopulmonary bypass is established from the femoral vein to the femoral artery.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as in claim 6, wherein the heart is stopped by the anterograde introduction of cardioplegic fluid through the catheter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as in claim 4, wherein the incision in the coronary artery is formed using a scalpel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 4, wherein the internal mammary artery and the coronary artery are connected using a suture.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 6, wherein the left ventricle is vented through the catheter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as in claim 4, wherein the stopped heart is repositioned to better expose a region of the coronary artery which is a target for the incision.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as in claim 12, wherein the stopped heart is repositioned using at least two graspers positioned on opposite sides of the heart.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 4, wherein: the viewing step is carried out with the viewing device being a scope positioned in a percutaneous penetration.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
168 words
A method of less-invasive cardiac surgical intervention, the method comprising: forming at least one percutaneous penetration in the patient's chest; creating an opening in an artery; positioning a distal end of an occlusion device through the opening to a location within the ascending aorta; expanding an occluding element on the occlusion device at said location to inhibit the flow of blood and other fluids past said location; maintaining circulation of blood in the patient's arterial system downstream of the occluding element by removing blood through a first catheter lumen positioned in a vein, oxygenating the blood, and returning the blood downstream of said location through a second catheter lumen positioned in an artery; stopping heart contractions by introducing a cardioplegic agent to the patient's heart; positioning a device for viewing the heart in one of the at least one percutaneous penetrations; viewing the heart through the device; and performing a surgical procedure on the stopped heart using tools introduced through one of the at least one percutaneous penetrations.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
168 words
A method of less-invasive cardiac surgical intervention, the method comprising: forming at least one percutaneous penetration in the patient's chest; creating an opening in an artery; positioning a distal end of an occlusion device through the opening to a location within the ascending aorta; expanding an occluding element on the occlusion device at said location to inhibit the flow of blood and other fluids past said location; maintaining circulation of blood in the patient's arterial system downstream of the occluding element by removing blood through a first catheter lumen positioned in a vein, oxygenating the blood, and returning the blood downstream of said location through a second catheter lumen positioned in an artery; stopping heart contractions by introducing a cardioplegic agent to the patient's heart; positioning a device for viewing the heart in one of the at least one percutaneous penetrations; viewing the heart through the device; and performing a surgical procedure on the stopped heart using tools introduced through one of the at least one percutaneous penetrations.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the step of positioning comprises positioning a trocar sleeve in the percutaneous penetration, the step of viewing being carried out through the trocar sleeve.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the device for viewing the heart comprises a thoracoscope positionable through the trocar sleeve, the step of viewing comprising visualizing the heart using the thoracoscope.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the procedure comprises connecting an arterial blood source to a coronary artery on the patient's heart.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the occlusion device comprises a catheter, the method further comprising introducing the catheter into a peripheral artery and endovascularly advancing the catheter into the ascending aorta.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the step of maintaining circulation comprises removing blood from a peripheral vein, oxygenating the blood, and returning the blood to a peripheral artery.
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