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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2019
Synecor Llc, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Richard S Stack, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
William L Athas, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kevin Johnson, Durham, NC (US);
Emer M Feerick, Galway, IE;
Matthew Moran, Galway, IE;
Damian Muldoon, Galway, IE;
Liam Ruddy, Mayo, IE;
William Cannon, Galway, IE;
Rory O'Brien, Tipperary, IE;
SYNECOR LLC, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A system and method used to deliver a percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD) or other cardiac therapeutic device to a site within the heart, such as a site at the aortic valve. A flexible device is percutaneously introduced into a vasculature of a patient and positioned to run from a femoral vein, through the heart via a transseptal puncture, and to a femoral artery. The venous-side end of the flexible device is withdrawn out the venous vasculature superior to the heart, and a pVAD is secured to the flexible device. The pVAD is pushed in a distal direction while the arterial-side end of the flexible device is pulled in the proximal direction to advance the pVAD to the target site. A left ventricle redirector aids in orienting the pVAD and preventing migration of the flexible member towards delicate structures of the heart during advancement of the pVAD.