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Endovascular system for arresting the heart
Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences LLC
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1998-06-16
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract Devices and methods are provided for temporarily inducing cardioplegic arrest in the heart of a patient and for establishing cardiopulmonary bypass in order to facilitate surgical procedures on the heart and its related blood vessels. Specifically, a catheter based system is provided for isolating the heart and coronary blood vessels of a patient from the remainder of the arterial system and for infusing a cardioplegic agent into the patient's coronary arteries to induce cardioplegic arrest in the heart. The system includes an endoaortic partitioning catheter having an expandable balloon at its distal end which is expanded within the ascending aorta to occlude the aortic lumen between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery. Means for centering the catheter tip within the ascending aorta include specially curved shaft configurations, eccentric or shaped occlusion balloons and a steerable catheter tip, which may be used separately or in combination. The shaft of the catheter may have a coaxial or multilumen construction. The catheter may further include piezoelectric pressure transducers at the distal tip of the catheter and within the occlusion balloon. Means to facilitate nonfluoroscopic placement of the catheter include fiberoptic transillumination of the aorta and a secondary balloon at the distal tip of the catheter for atraumatically contacting the aortic valve. The system further includes a dual purpose arterial bypass cannula and introducer sheath for introducing the catheter into a peripheral artery of the patient.
Inventors
- 👤 Kirsten L. Valley
- 👤 David W. Snow
- 👤 William S. Peters
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2026-10-23 02:29
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Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A catheter device for partitioning a patient's ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery, comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, a first inner lumen, and an opening in fluid communication with the first inner lumen; and an expandable member near the distal end of the shaft proximal to the opening in the first inner lumen for occluding the ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery so as to block substantially all systolic and diastolic blood flow therethrough, said expandable member being expandable eccentrically such that said expandable member has a first side and a second side, said first side expanding to a larger size than said second side, said expandable member being an inflatable elastomeric balloon, the second side of said inflatable elastomeric balloon being more resistant to expansion than the first side of said inflatable elastomeric balloon, the second side of said inflatable elastomeric balloon having a balloon wall thickness which is greater than a balloon wall thickness of the first side of said inflatable elastomeric balloon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A catheter device for partitioning a patient's ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery, comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, a first inner lumen, and an opening in fluid communication with the first inner lumen; and an expandable member near the distal end of the shaft proximal to the opening in the first inner lumen for occluding the ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery so as to block substantially all systolic and diastolic blood flow therethrough, said expandable member being expandable eccentrically such that said expandable member has a first side and a second side, said first side expanding to a larger size than said second side, said expandable member being an inflatable elastomeric balloon, the second side of said inflatable elastomeric balloon being more resistant to expansion than the first side of said inflatable elastomeric balloon, the second side of said inflatable elastomeric balloon having a balloon wall thickness which is greater than a balloon wall thickness of the first side of said inflatable elastomeric balloon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The catheter device of claim 1 wherein said elongated shaft has a preshaped distal portion configured to conform generally to the patient's aortic arch such that the distal end is positionable within the ascending aorta.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
79 words
The catheter device of claim 2 wherein said preshaped distal portion of said elongated shaft has a curvature with an inner side of the curve and an outer side of the curve and wherein said expandable member is oriented on said catheter shaft such that the larger first side of said expandable member is oriented toward the outer side of the curve and the second side of said expandable member is oriented toward the inner side of the curve.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The catheter device of claim 3 wherein the curvature of said preshaped distal portion of said elongated shaft subtends an angle of about 135° to about 225°.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The catheter device of claim 1 wherein said elongated shaft has a second inner lumen in fluid communication with an interior space within said inflatable elastomeric balloon.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The catheter device of claim 1 wherein said elongated shaft comprises a second inner lumen and a second opening distal to said expandable member the second inner lumen being in fluid communication with the second opening in said elongated shaft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
181 words
A catheter device for partitioning a patient's ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery and delivering cardioplegic fluid to the patient's heart to arrest the patient's heart, comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inflation lumen, said elongated shaft also having a cardioplege infusion lumen and an opening in fluid communication with the infusion lumen; a source of cardioplegic fluid coupled to the cardioplege infusion lumen; and an inflatable balloon mounted to the shaft, the balloon having an inflated condition sized for occluding the ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery so as to block substantially all systolic and diastolic blood flow therethrough, an interior space within said inflatable balloon being in fluid communication with said inflation lumen, said inflation lumen being configured to allow inflation of said interior space of said inflatable balloon to a volume of about 40 cc with an aqueous inflation medium in a time of less than about 40 seconds, inflation lumen having a cross sectional area of at least 0.5 mm 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
181 words
A catheter device for partitioning a patient's ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery and delivering cardioplegic fluid to the patient's heart to arrest the patient's heart, comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inflation lumen, said elongated shaft also having a cardioplege infusion lumen and an opening in fluid communication with the infusion lumen; a source of cardioplegic fluid coupled to the cardioplege infusion lumen; and an inflatable balloon mounted to the shaft, the balloon having an inflated condition sized for occluding the ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery so as to block substantially all systolic and diastolic blood flow therethrough, an interior space within said inflatable balloon being in fluid communication with said inflation lumen, said inflation lumen being configured to allow inflation of said interior space of said inflatable balloon to a volume of about 40 cc with an aqueous inflation medium in a time of less than about 40 seconds, inflation lumen having a cross sectional area of at least 0.5 mm 2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The catheter device of claim 7 wherein said inflation lumen is configured to allow inflation of said interior space of said inflatable balloon to a volume of about 40 cc with an aqueous inflation medium in a time of less than about 20 seconds.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
The catheter device of claim 7 wherein said elongated shaft has a length sufficient to allow said distal end to be positioned in the patient's ascending aorta with said proximal end extending out of a peripheral artery of the patient.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The catheter device of claim 9 wherein said elongated shaft has a length of at least 80 cm to facilitate transluminal positioning from a femoral artery to the ascending aorta.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
The catheter device of claim 7 wherein said inflatable balloon is inflatable to a volume of about 40 cc with an aqueous inflation medium in a time of less than about 40 seconds with an inflation pressure not exceeding 35 psi measured at the proximal end of said inflation lumen.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The catheter device of claim 7 wherein said inflatable balloon is inflatable to a volume of about 40 cc with an aqueous inflation medium containing a radiopaque contrast agent in a time of less than about 40 seconds.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
203 words
A catheter device for partitioning a patient's ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery, comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, a first inner lumen, and an opening in fluid communication with the first inner lumen; and an expandable member near the distal end of the shaft proximal to the opening in the first inner lumen, the expandable member having an expanded condition configured and sized for occluding the ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery so as to block substantially all systolic and diastolic blood flow therethrough, said expandable member being expandable from a collapsed condition to the expanded condition, the expanded condition being assymetrically shaped so that said expandable member has a first side and a second side, said first side expanding to a larger size than said second side when the expandable member is in the expanded condition, the expandable member is an inflatable balloon, the second side of said inflatable balloon being more resistant to expansion than the first side of said inflatable balloon, the second side of said inflatable elastomeric balloon having a balloon wall thickness which is greater than a balloon wall thickness of the first side.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
203 words
A catheter device for partitioning a patient's ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery, comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, a first inner lumen, and an opening in fluid communication with the first inner lumen; and an expandable member near the distal end of the shaft proximal to the opening in the first inner lumen, the expandable member having an expanded condition configured and sized for occluding the ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery so as to block substantially all systolic and diastolic blood flow therethrough, said expandable member being expandable from a collapsed condition to the expanded condition, the expanded condition being assymetrically shaped so that said expandable member has a first side and a second side, said first side expanding to a larger size than said second side when the expandable member is in the expanded condition, the expandable member is an inflatable balloon, the second side of said inflatable balloon being more resistant to expansion than the first side of said inflatable balloon, the second side of said inflatable elastomeric balloon having a balloon wall thickness which is greater than a balloon wall thickness of the first side.
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