Heartport, Inc.

Evalve, Inc.

Sylvester B Lucatero

Eric A Goldfarb

Kent D Dell

Troy L Thornton

Ferolyn T Powell

Jaime Eduardo Sarabia

Brian S Donlon

Jan Komtebedde

Sylvia W Fan

John P Madden

Yen C Liao

Richard M Romley

Timothy J Corvi

Keke J Lepulu

Sylvia Wenchin Fan

Sandra Saenz

Murli Srinivasan

Francisco J Valencia

Pedro B Lucatero

Roger A Goodgion

A method and device for introduction of a catheter and/or delivering a fluid, such as oxygenated blood, to a patient's vascular system includes a cannula having an expandable portion. The expandable portion is movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position. The expandable portion is inserted into the patient in the collapsed position which facilitates introduction and advancement of the cannula through the patient's blood vessel. After introduction into the patient, the expandable portion is moved to the expanded position. The expandable portion protects the blood vessel against fluid forces when flowing a fluid through the cannula and protects the vessel from contact with the catheter advanced through the cannula.

Methods and devices for cannulating a patient's blood vessel

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Sylvester B Lucatero