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Methods and systems for performing thoracoscopic coronary bypass and other procedures
Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences LLC
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Filing: 1997-09-19
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Granted: 2000-02-22
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Expires: 2017-09-19
Abstract
Abstract A method for closed-chest cardiac surgical intervention relies on viewing the cardiac region through a thoracoscope or other viewing scope and endovascularly partitioning the patient's arterial system at a location within the ascending aorta. The cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia can be induced, and a variety of surgical procedures performed on the stopped heart using percutaneously introduced tools. The method of the present invention will be particularly suitable for forming coronary artery bypass grafts, where an arterial blood source is created using least invasive surgical techniques, and the arterial source is connected to a target location within a coronary artery while the patient is under cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegia.
Inventors
- 👤 Wesley D. Sterman
- 👤 Lawrence C. Siegel
- 👤 Patricia E. Curtis
- 👤 John H. Stevens
- 👤 Timothy R. Machold
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Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A system for facilitating a surgical procedure on or around a patient's heart comprising: a device positionable in the patient's chest wall for forming a viewing passage through the patient's chest wall for viewing the interior of the patient's chest cavity with the patient's sternum at least partially intact; an aortic occlusion device for internally occluding the patient's ascending aorta at a location between the patient's coronary arteries and the brachiocephalic artery; a cardiopulmonary bypass system, including an arterial return lumen to direct oxygenated blood into the patient's arterial system downstream from the occluded ascending aorta; a delivery lumen for delivering cardioplegic fluid to the heart; and surgical tools which can be manipulated from outside the chest cavity for operating on and around the heart.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
125 words
A system for facilitating a surgical procedure on or around a patient's heart comprising: a device positionable in the patient's chest wall for forming a viewing passage through the patient's chest wall for viewing the interior of the patient's chest cavity with the patient's sternum at least partially intact; an aortic occlusion device for internally occluding the patient's ascending aorta at a location between the patient's coronary arteries and the brachiocephalic artery; a cardiopulmonary bypass system, including an arterial return lumen to direct oxygenated blood into the patient's arterial system downstream from the occluded ascending aorta; a delivery lumen for delivering cardioplegic fluid to the heart; and surgical tools which can be manipulated from outside the chest cavity for operating on and around the heart.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the aortic occlusion device is an elongated aortic catheter having proximal and distal ends and an expandable member on a distal portion thereof, the catheter being adapted to be advanced through the patient's aorta until the expandable member on the distal portion is disposed at a location between the ostia of the coronary arteries and the brachiocephalic artery and the expandable member being shaped and dimensioned so that, upon the expansion thereof within the patient's ascending aorta, the aortic passageway therethrough is occluded.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system of claim 1, wherein the cardiopulmonary bypass system includes a venous drainage lumen to withdraw blood from the patient's venous system, and an oxygenator to oxygenate the withdrawn blood which is directed into the patient's arterial system downstream of the occluded ascending aorta.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one trocar sheath which can be disposed within a relatively small opening in the patient's chest to define an introducing path for at least one device selected from the aortic occlusion device and the surgical tools.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
246 words
A system for performing a coronary artery bypass graft procedure comprising: device positionable between the patient's ribs with the sternum at least partially intact for forming a viewing passage through the patient's chest wall to observe a procedure within a patient's chest cavity; an aortic occlusion device to internally occlude the patient's ascending aorta at a location between the patient's coronary arteries and the brachiocephalic trunk; a cardiopulmonary bypass system including a venous drainage lumen to withdraw blood from the patient's venous system, an oxygenator to oxygenate the withdrawn blood and an arterial return lumen to direct the oxygenated blood into the patient's arterial system downstream of the occluded ascending aorta; a delivery lumen to deliver cardioplegic fluid to the patient's heart; a first cutting tool which can be inserted into the chest cavity through a small opening in the patient's chest, to transect an artery under observation through the viewing passage to provide a free upstream arterial end within the chest cavity; a second cutting tool which can be inserted into the chest cavity through a relatively small opening in the patient's chest, to form an incision in a coronary artery downstream from a blockage therein under observation through the viewing passage; and an anastomosis instrument which can be inserted into the chest cavity through an opening in the patient's chest, for securing the free upstream end of the transected artery to the coronary artery about the incision therein under observation through the viewing passage.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
246 words
A system for performing a coronary artery bypass graft procedure comprising: device positionable between the patient's ribs with the sternum at least partially intact for forming a viewing passage through the patient's chest wall to observe a procedure within a patient's chest cavity; an aortic occlusion device to internally occlude the patient's ascending aorta at a location between the patient's coronary arteries and the brachiocephalic trunk; a cardiopulmonary bypass system including a venous drainage lumen to withdraw blood from the patient's venous system, an oxygenator to oxygenate the withdrawn blood and an arterial return lumen to direct the oxygenated blood into the patient's arterial system downstream of the occluded ascending aorta; a delivery lumen to deliver cardioplegic fluid to the patient's heart; a first cutting tool which can be inserted into the chest cavity through a small opening in the patient's chest, to transect an artery under observation through the viewing passage to provide a free upstream arterial end within the chest cavity; a second cutting tool which can be inserted into the chest cavity through a relatively small opening in the patient's chest, to form an incision in a coronary artery downstream from a blockage therein under observation through the viewing passage; and an anastomosis instrument which can be inserted into the chest cavity through an opening in the patient's chest, for securing the free upstream end of the transected artery to the coronary artery about the incision therein under observation through the viewing passage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 5, wherein the delivery lumen is within a catheter for introducing cardioplegic material into at least one of the patient's coronary blood vessels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The system of claim 5, further comprising at least one trocar sheath which can be disposed within a relatively small opening in the patient's chest to define an introducing path for at least one device selected from the aortic occlusion device and the surgical tools.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system as in claim 5, wherein the delivery lumen is within a coronary sinus catheter which permits retrograde delivery of cardioplegic fluid to the heart.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system as in claim 5, further comprising a pulmonary venting catheter which can vent fluid from the pulmonary trunk and decompress the left ventricle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A system as in claim 5, further comprising an aortic root vent lumen to vent the left ventricle.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
258 words
A system for performing a coronary artery bypass graft procedure in a patient including: an aortic occlusion catheter having a distal end, a proximal end and an expandable member at the distal end configured to occlude the ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery, the aortic occlusion catheter being adapted to be positioned into the ascending aorta with the sternum at least partially intact, the aortic occlusion catheter having a configuration selected from the group consisting of a peripheral access configuration adapted for introduction into a peripheral artery and a direct access configuration adapted for placement through the chest wall and through an aortic arteriotomy; a first cutting tool which can be inserted into the patient's chest cavity through a small opening in the patient's chest to create an arterial blood source within the patient's chest cavity by severing an artery and providing a free, upstream end of the artery within the chest cavity under observation through a viewing passage between the patient's ribs; a second cutting tool which can be inserted into the patient's chest cavity through a small opening in the patient's chest to form an incision in a coronary artery downstream from a blockage therein under observation through a viewing passage between the patient's ribs; and means which can be inserted into the patient's chest cavity through a small opening in the patient's chest for securing the free, upstream end of the severed artery to the coronary artery about the incision therein under observation through a viewing passage between the patient's ribs.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
258 words
A system for performing a coronary artery bypass graft procedure in a patient including: an aortic occlusion catheter having a distal end, a proximal end and an expandable member at the distal end configured to occlude the ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery, the aortic occlusion catheter being adapted to be positioned into the ascending aorta with the sternum at least partially intact, the aortic occlusion catheter having a configuration selected from the group consisting of a peripheral access configuration adapted for introduction into a peripheral artery and a direct access configuration adapted for placement through the chest wall and through an aortic arteriotomy; a first cutting tool which can be inserted into the patient's chest cavity through a small opening in the patient's chest to create an arterial blood source within the patient's chest cavity by severing an artery and providing a free, upstream end of the artery within the chest cavity under observation through a viewing passage between the patient's ribs; a second cutting tool which can be inserted into the patient's chest cavity through a small opening in the patient's chest to form an incision in a coronary artery downstream from a blockage therein under observation through a viewing passage between the patient's ribs; and means which can be inserted into the patient's chest cavity through a small opening in the patient's chest for securing the free, upstream end of the severed artery to the coronary artery about the incision therein under observation through a viewing passage between the patient's ribs.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system as in claim 5 wherein the aortic occlusion device comprises an aortic occlusion catheter positionable within the aorta having an expandable member at its distal end configured to occlude the ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as in claim 12 wherein the aortic occlusion catheter is configured to extend into the ascending aorta with a proximal extremity thereof extending to a femoral artery.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 1 wherein the aortic occlusion device is positionable through the chest wall and into the aorta through an arteriotomy in a wall thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 14 further comprising an access device positionable in the chest wall for forming an access passage therein with the sternum at least partially intact, the aortic occlusion device being positionable through the access passage.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
120 words
A system for surgical intervention on a patient's heart, comprising: a first access device adapted to be positioned in the patient's chest wall with the patient's sternum at least partially intact for forming a first passage into the chest cavity; an aortic occlusion device adapted to be positioned into the aorta through an arteriotomy in a wall thereof for internally occluding the patient's ascending aorta at a location between the patient's coronary arteries and the brachiocephalic artery, the aortic occlusion device being positionable into the chest cavity through the first passage; an arterial return lumen to direct oxygenated blood into the patient's arterial system downstream from the occluded ascending aorta; a delivery lumen for delivering cardioplegic fluid to the heart.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
120 words
A system for surgical intervention on a patient's heart, comprising: a first access device adapted to be positioned in the patient's chest wall with the patient's sternum at least partially intact for forming a first passage into the chest cavity; an aortic occlusion device adapted to be positioned into the aorta through an arteriotomy in a wall thereof for internally occluding the patient's ascending aorta at a location between the patient's coronary arteries and the brachiocephalic artery, the aortic occlusion device being positionable into the chest cavity through the first passage; an arterial return lumen to direct oxygenated blood into the patient's arterial system downstream from the occluded ascending aorta; a delivery lumen for delivering cardioplegic fluid to the heart.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
67 words
The system of claim 16 further comprising: a second access device adapted to be positioned in the chest wall with the sternum at least partially intact to form a second passage into the chest cavity, the second passage being configured to receive surgical tools for performing surgery on the heart; and a surgical tool positionable through the second passage for performing a surgical procedure on the heart.
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