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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2017
Applicants:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

Umang Anand, Plymouth, MN (US);

Adam J. Black, Plymouth, MN (US);

Ahmed Selim, Woodbury, MN (US);

Steven D. Reinitz, Marlborough, MA (US);

Bradley F. Slaker, Loretto, MN (US);

Andrew D. Bicek, Elk River, MN (US);

Paul F. Chouinard, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Assignees:

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);

Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61B 17/12036 (2013.01); A61B 17/12109 (2013.01); A61M 1/1008 (2014.02); A61M 1/1037 (2013.01); A61M 1/1039 (2014.02); A61M 1/1081 (2013.01); A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61B 2017/1107 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1135 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for treating a patient may include establishing an anastomosis between a pulmonary artery and an aorta; and pumping blood from the pulmonary artery to the aorta when the pulmonary artery has a pressure lower than or equal to a pressure of the aorta.


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