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Methods and devices for maintaining cardiopulmonary bypass and arresting a patient's heart
Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences LLC
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Filing: 1997-01-24
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Granted: 1999-09-28
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Expires: 2017-01-24
Abstract
Abstract An endovascular system for arresting a patient's heart and maintaining the patient on cardiopulmonary bypass. A venous cannula, venting catheter and an aortic occlusion device are all coupled together so that the blood drawn into each of these catheters may be fed to a pump. A manifold has valves which control flows through the venous cannula, venting catheter and aortic occlusion device. A blood storage element is also provided so that the amount of blood in the perfusion circuit may be varied if necessary. The blood storage element is preferably positioned in parallel with the pump so that the pump may be used to add and remove blood to and from the blood storage element.
Inventors
- 👤 Craig P. Roberts
- 👤 John M. Toomasian
- 👤 Sylvia W. Fan
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0021; A61M1/00; A61M1/36; A61M1/3621; A61M1/3666; A61M1/3667; A61M1/3613; A61M2025/0004; A61M25/0023; A61M25/0026; A61M25/003; A61M2025/0031; A61M2202/00; A61M2202/04; A61M2202/0468; A61M2202/047; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/12; A61M2210/00; A61M2210/12; A61M2210/125; A61M25/0032; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61M25/007; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A method of arresting a patient's heart and withdrawing blood from the patient for pumping to a cardiopulmonary bypass system, comprising the steps of: providing an aortic occlusion device, a venous cannula, and a pump, the aortic occlusion device having an occluding member, a first branch and a second branch; coupling the first branch to a source of cardioplegic fluid; coupling the second branch to the pump so that blood flowing through the second branch passes through the pump; coupling the venous cannula to the pump so that blood flowing through the venous cannula passes through the pump; positioning the occluding member in the ascending aorta of a patient; delivering cardioplegic fluid from the source of cardioplegic fluid and through the first branch thereby arresting the patient's heart; expanding the occluding member to occlude the patient's ascending aorta; inserting the venous cannula into a vein of the patient; and withdrawing blood from the patient through the venous cannula using the pump.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
161 words
A method of arresting a patient's heart and withdrawing blood from the patient for pumping to a cardiopulmonary bypass system, comprising the steps of: providing an aortic occlusion device, a venous cannula, and a pump, the aortic occlusion device having an occluding member, a first branch and a second branch; coupling the first branch to a source of cardioplegic fluid; coupling the second branch to the pump so that blood flowing through the second branch passes through the pump; coupling the venous cannula to the pump so that blood flowing through the venous cannula passes through the pump; positioning the occluding member in the ascending aorta of a patient; delivering cardioplegic fluid from the source of cardioplegic fluid and through the first branch thereby arresting the patient's heart; expanding the occluding member to occlude the patient's ascending aorta; inserting the venous cannula into a vein of the patient; and withdrawing blood from the patient through the venous cannula using the pump.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: passing a venting catheter through a peripheral vein in the patient and through the patient's tricuspid and pulmonary valves; coupling the venting catheter to the pump; and withdrawing blood from the patient through the venting catheter using the pump.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: inserting an arterial cannula into an artery of the patient; returning blood withdrawn through the venous cannula back to the patient through the arterial cannula; and interconnecting the arterial cannula and the venous cannula with a bridge line, the bridge line not passing through the pump.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 3, wherein: the aortic occlusion device passing step is carried out with the aortic occlusion device having a lumen with the first and second branches being fluidly coupled to the lumen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: passing a coronary sinus catheter through a peripheral vein and into the right atrium so that a distal tip of the catheter extends into the patient's coronary sinus; expanding an occluding member on the coronary sinus catheter to occlude the coronary sinus; coupling the coronary sinus catheter to the source of cardioplegic fluid; infusing cardioplegic fluid to the patient's coronary sinus through the coronary sinus catheter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 5, wherein: the coronary sinus catheter passing step is carried out with the peripheral vein being the patient's internal jugular vein.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the providing step is carried out with the pump being a centrifugal pump.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: venting blood through the lumen in the aortic occlusion device using the pump.
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