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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2018
Applicant:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jamshid Karimov, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Marc Gillinov, Cleveland, OH (US);
Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2481 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0023 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00132 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00154 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00212 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00778 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2484 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1072 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1088 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for de-airing a cardiac chamber during cardiac surgery are provided. A catheter-based inflatable device is inserted adjacent a target area of the heart, and the frequency of inflation and deflation of the inflatable device is controlled via a remote controller to change the shape of the cardiac chamber to dislodge air bubbles from their deposition site in the cardiac chamber.