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US5885238A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

System for cardiac procedures

Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences LLC
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Filing: 1995-05-30
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Granted: 1999-03-23
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Expires: 2015-05-30
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Abstract

Abstract A system for accessing a patient's cardiac anatomy which includes an endovascular aortic partitioning device that separates the coronary arteries and the heart from the rest of the patient's arterial system. The endovascular device for partitioning a patient's ascending aorta comprises a flexible shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, and a first inner lumen therebetween with an opening at the distal end. The shaft may have a preshaped distal portion with a curvature generally corresponding to the curvature of the patient's aortic arch. An expandable means, e.g. a balloon, is disposed near the distal end of the shaft proximal to the opening in the first inner lumen for occluding the ascending aorta so as to block substantially all blood flow therethrough for a plurality of cardiac cycles, while the patient is supported by cardiopulmonary bypass. The endovascular aortic partitioning device may be coupled to an arterial bypass cannula for delivering oxygenated blood to the patient's arterial system. The heart muscle or myocardium is paralyzed by the retrograde delivery of a cardioplegic fluid to the myocardium through patient's coronary sinus and coronary veins, or by antegrade delivery of cardioplegic fluid through a lumen in the endovascular aortic partitioning device to infuse cardioplegic fluid into the coronary arteries. The pulmonary trunk may be vented by withdrawing liquid from the trunk through an inner lumen of an elongated catheter. The cardiac accessing system is particularly suitable for removing the aortic valve and replacing the removed valve with a prosthetic valve.

Inventors

  • 👤 John H. Stevens
  • 👤 Philip C. Evard
  • 👤 Timothy R. Machold

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CPC Classifications
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Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 231 words
A method of occluding a patient's ascending aorta, arresting a patient's heart, and returning oxygenated blood to the patient from a bypass system, comprising the steps of: providing an aortic occlusion device and an arterial return member, the aortic occlusion device having an occluding member, a lumen, and an outlet, the arterial return member having a blood flow path, a distal end, and an opening fluidly coupled to the blood flow path, the occluding member having a collapsed shape and an expanded shape; introducing the arterial return member into an artery of a patient; coupling the blood flow path to a bypass system which provides oxygenated blood; delivering the oxygenated blood to the patient through the blood flow path and opening; positioning the aortic occlusion device in the blood flow path of the arterial return member, the aortic occlusion device being slidably coupled to the arterial return member and being separable from the arterial return member so that the aortic occlusion device may be removed from the blood flow lumen of the arterial return member when the distal end of the arterial return member is positioned in the patient's artery; positioning the occluding member in the patient's ascending aorta; expanding the occluding member so that the patient's ascending aorta is occluded by the occluding member; and introducing a cardioplegic fluid into the patient's ascending aorta through the lumen and the outlet.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 231 words
A method of occluding a patient's ascending aorta, arresting a patient's heart, and returning oxygenated blood to the patient from a bypass system, comprising the steps of: providing an aortic occlusion device and an arterial return member, the aortic occlusion device having an occluding member, a lumen, and an outlet, the arterial return member having a blood flow path, a distal end, and an opening fluidly coupled to the blood flow path, the occluding member having a collapsed shape and an expanded shape; introducing the arterial return member into an artery of a patient; coupling the blood flow path to a bypass system which provides oxygenated blood; delivering the oxygenated blood to the patient through the blood flow path and opening; positioning the aortic occlusion device in the blood flow path of the arterial return member, the aortic occlusion device being slidably coupled to the arterial return member and being separable from the arterial return member so that the aortic occlusion device may be removed from the blood flow lumen of the arterial return member when the distal end of the arterial return member is positioned in the patient's artery; positioning the occluding member in the patient's ascending aorta; expanding the occluding member so that the patient's ascending aorta is occluded by the occluding member; and introducing a cardioplegic fluid into the patient's ascending aorta through the lumen and the outlet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the providing step is carried out with the arterial return member including a plurality of openings therethrough, the plurality of openings being in fluid communication with the blood flow path.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the providing step is carried out with the aortic occlusion device having a circular, external cross-sectional shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the providing step is carried out with the arterial return member at least partially surrounding the aortic occlusion device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the introducing step is carried out with the artery of the patient being a femoral artery.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 156 words
A method of delivering cardioplegic fluid to a patient's heart and maintaining circulation of oxygenated blood in the patient, comprising the steps of: introducing a coronary sinus catheter into a peripheral vessel of a patient's venous system, the coronary sinus catheter having a lumen, an occluding member and an outlet fluidly coupled to the lumen, the occluding member being movable between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition; passing the coronary sinus catheter through the peripheral vessel and into the patient's right atrium; positioning the occluding member of the coronary sinus catheter in the patient's coronary sinus; expanding the occluding member on the coronary sinus catheter to the expanded condition thereby occluding the patient's coronary sinus; delivering a cardioplegic fluid to the patient's heart thereby arresting the patient's heart; occluding the patient's ascending aorta; introducing an arterial return member into the patient's vascular system; and infusing oxygenated blood into the patient through the arterial return member.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 156 words
A method of delivering cardioplegic fluid to a patient's heart and maintaining circulation of oxygenated blood in the patient, comprising the steps of: introducing a coronary sinus catheter into a peripheral vessel of a patient's venous system, the coronary sinus catheter having a lumen, an occluding member and an outlet fluidly coupled to the lumen, the occluding member being movable between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition; passing the coronary sinus catheter through the peripheral vessel and into the patient's right atrium; positioning the occluding member of the coronary sinus catheter in the patient's coronary sinus; expanding the occluding member on the coronary sinus catheter to the expanded condition thereby occluding the patient's coronary sinus; delivering a cardioplegic fluid to the patient's heart thereby arresting the patient's heart; occluding the patient's ascending aorta; introducing an arterial return member into the patient's vascular system; and infusing oxygenated blood into the patient through the arterial return member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 79 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the aortic occluding step is carried out by: introducing an aortic occlusion device into a patient's arterial system, the aortic occlusion device having an occluding member movable between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition; positioning the occluding member of the aortic occlusion device in the patient's ascending aorta; and expanding the occluding member of the aortic occlusion device to the expanded condition within the patient's ascending aorta thereby occluding the ascending aorta.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 60 words
The method of claim 7, wherein: the aortic occlusion device introducing step is carried out with the aortic occlusion device having a lumen and an outlet fluidly coupled to the lumen; and the cardioplegic fluid delivering step being carried out through at least one of the lumen of the coronary sinus catheter and the lumen of the aortic occlusion device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 7, wherein: the aortic occlusion device introducing step is carried out with the aortic occlusion device passing through a peripheral artery.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 23 words
The method of claim 9, wherein: the aortic occlusion device introducing step is carried out with the peripheral artery being a femoral artery.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 6, wherein: the coronary sinus catheter introducing step is carried out with the peripheral vein being the patient's internal jugular vein.

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