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Catheter system and method for providing cardiopulmonary bypass pump support during heart surgery
Assignee: ENDOSURGICAL DEVELOPMENT CORP
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Filing: 1995-12-20
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Granted: 1998-09-01
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Expires: 2015-12-20
Abstract
Abstract A catheter system and method for achieving total cardiopulmonary bypass during heart surgery. A venous perfusion catheter is inserted peripherally into a preselected vein where it is advanced and positioned at the atrio-caval junction. The venous perfusion catheter has first and second balloons which when inflated respectively occlude the inferior and superior vena cava thereby precluding blood flow into the right atrium. An arterial perfusion catheter is inserted peripherally into a preselected arterial vessel and advanced within the vessel and positioned in the ascending aorta cephalid of the junction of the coronary arteries with the aortic root. A second flexible arterial cannula is mounted in sliding. relationship with the first flexible cannula and carries an inflatable balloon adjacent its distal end to provide for occlusion of the ascending aorta. A first flexible cannula has a first lumen and an arterial venting orifice communicating with the first lumen defining a single flow path for the passage of cardioplegia solution to arrest the heart or for the evacuation of blood from the aortic root. A third lumen extends axially through the first flexible arterial cannula and communicates with a multiplicity of openings in the distal tip of the cannula defining a flow path for suctioning blood from the left ventricle. The second flexible cannula of the arterial perfusion catheter has a first cavity extending axially therethrough that communicates with an opening at its distal tip to permit the passage of blood delivered by the cardiopulmonary bypass pump into arterial circulation.
Inventors
- 👤 William Penn Sweezer
- 👤 James Jimison
- 👤 Ronald L. Coleman
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 18:52
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/1011; A61M1/00; A61M1/36; A61M1/3621; A61M1/3653; A61M1/3659; A61M60/00; A61M60/10; A61M60/104; A61M60/109; A61M60/113; A61M60/117; A61M60/20; A61M60/295; A61M60/40; A61M60/497; A61M60/80; A61M60/855; A61M60/857; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0023; A61M25/0026; A61M25/003; A61M2025/0031; A61M2025/0036; A61M2025/0037; A61M2025/0039; A61M2025/004; A61M2025/1015; A61M2025/1043; A61M2025/1052; A61M2210/00; A61M2210/12; A61M2210/125; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61M25/007; A61M25/0082; A61M60/247; A61M60/253; A61M60/268; A61M60/279; A61M60/802; A61M60/833
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
196 words
A method of delivering cardioplegic fluid to a patient's coronary arteries and returning oxygenated blood to the patient comprising the steps of: providing an aortic occlusion catheter and an arterial return catheter, the aortic occlusion catheter having a shaft, a lumen, a distal end, and an occluding member, the occluding member being movable between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition, the lumen having an outlet, the arterial return catheter having a catheter outlet port, a blood flow lumen and a blood flow outlet fluidly coupled to the blood flow lumen; inserting the arterial return catheter into an aortic arch of the patient; passing at least a portion of the shaft of the aortic catheter through the catheter outlet port so that the occluding member is positioned in the ascending aorta; coupling the blood flow lumen to a source of oxygenated blood; delivering oxygenated blood into the patient through the blood flow lumen and the blood flow outlet; infusing a cardioplegic fluid through the lumen of the aortic occlusion catheter and into the patient's coronary arteries to arrest the patient's heart; and moving the occluding member to the expanded condition to occlude the patient's ascending aorta.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
196 words
A method of delivering cardioplegic fluid to a patient's coronary arteries and returning oxygenated blood to the patient comprising the steps of: providing an aortic occlusion catheter and an arterial return catheter, the aortic occlusion catheter having a shaft, a lumen, a distal end, and an occluding member, the occluding member being movable between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition, the lumen having an outlet, the arterial return catheter having a catheter outlet port, a blood flow lumen and a blood flow outlet fluidly coupled to the blood flow lumen; inserting the arterial return catheter into an aortic arch of the patient; passing at least a portion of the shaft of the aortic catheter through the catheter outlet port so that the occluding member is positioned in the ascending aorta; coupling the blood flow lumen to a source of oxygenated blood; delivering oxygenated blood into the patient through the blood flow lumen and the blood flow outlet; infusing a cardioplegic fluid through the lumen of the aortic occlusion catheter and into the patient's coronary arteries to arrest the patient's heart; and moving the occluding member to the expanded condition to occlude the patient's ascending aorta.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the providing step is carried out with the arterial return catheter having a catheter receiving lumen terminating at the catheter outlet port, the aortic occlusion catheter passing through the catheter receiving lumen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the providing step is carried out with the arterial return catheter having means for limiting insertion of the arterial return catheter into the aortic arch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step-of: venting the patient's left ventricle with a venting lumen extending through the aortic occlusion catheter, the venting lumen extending through the aortic valve and into the left ventricle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 4, wherein: the venting step is carried out with the venting lumen being slidably coupled to the arterial return catheter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the passing step is carried out with the catheter outlet port directing the aortic occlusion catheter in an upstream direction relative to blood flow in the aortic arch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: the blood delivering step is carried out with the blood flow outlet being shaped to direct the oxygenated blood in a downstream direction relative to blood flow in the aortic arch.
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