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Method of occluding a patient's ascending aorta and returning oxygenated blood to the patient from a bypass system
Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences LLC
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Filing: 1998-05-28
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Granted: 1999-10-26
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Expires: 2018-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A process for inducing cardioplegicarrest of a heart in situ in a patient's body, comprising maintaining the patient's systemic circulation by peripheral cardiopulmonary by-pass, occluding the ascending aorta through a percutaneously placed arterial balloon catheter, venting the left side of the heart, and introducing a cardioplegic agent into the coronary circulation. This procedure readies the heart for a variety of surgical procedures that can be performed percutaneously through lumina in the catheter. An aortic catheter for use in the process is also described.
Inventors
- 👤 William S Peters
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M29/00; A61M29/02; A61M25/00; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0023; A61M25/0026; A61M25/10; A61M25/104; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B2018/00053; A61B2018/00214; A61B2018/0022; A61B2018/00232; A61B2018/0025; A61B2018/00261; A61M25/003; A61M2025/0031; A61M25/01; A61M25/02; A61M2025/028; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1052; A61M2202/00; A61M2202/04; A61M2202/0468; A61M2202/047; A61M2210/00; A61M2210/12; A61M2210/127; A61M25/0032
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of occluding a patient's ascending aorta and returning oxygenated blood to the patient, comprising the steps of: introducing an aortic occlusion catheter into a patient through a femoral artery, the aortic occlusion catheter having an elongate tube, an occluding member attached to the elongate tube movable from a collapsed shape to an expanded shape, the aortic occlusion catheter also having a blood flow lumen in the elongate tube and at least one blood flow outlet in the elongate tube fluidly coupled to the blood flow lumen; advancing the aortic occlusion catheter into the patient so that the occluding member is positioned in the ascending aorta and at least one of the blood flow outlets is positioned downstream of the aortic arch relative to a normal blood flow direction in the aortic arch; returning oxygenated blood to the aorta through the blood flow lumen while at least one of the blood flow outlets is positioned downstream of the aortic arch; and expanding the occluding member to the expanded shape to occlude the ascending aorta.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of occluding a patient's ascending aorta and returning oxygenated blood to the patient, comprising the steps of: introducing an aortic occlusion catheter into a patient through a femoral artery, the aortic occlusion catheter having an elongate tube, an occluding member attached to the elongate tube movable from a collapsed shape to an expanded shape, the aortic occlusion catheter also having a blood flow lumen in the elongate tube and at least one blood flow outlet in the elongate tube fluidly coupled to the blood flow lumen; advancing the aortic occlusion catheter into the patient so that the occluding member is positioned in the ascending aorta and at least one of the blood flow outlets is positioned downstream of the aortic arch relative to a normal blood flow direction in the aortic arch; returning oxygenated blood to the aorta through the blood flow lumen while at least one of the blood flow outlets is positioned downstream of the aortic arch; and expanding the occluding member to the expanded shape to occlude the ascending aorta.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the introducing step is carried out with the aortic occlusion catheter having a cardioplegic fluid lumen and an outlet fluidly coupled to the cardioplegic fluid lumen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: coupling the cardioplegic fluid lumen to a source of cardioplegic fluid; and delivering cardioplegic fluid to the patient's aortic root through the cardioplegic fluid lumen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the introducing step is carried out with the aortic occlusion catheter having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion being larger than the distal portion, the at least one blood flow outlet being disposed in the proximal portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4, wherein: the introducing step is carried out with the proximal portion positioned entirely downstream of the aortic arch.
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