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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Berlin Heart Gmbh, Berlin, DE;
Inventors:
Ares K. Menon, Berlin, DE;
Kevin T. Fischer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Berlin Heart GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 1/32 (2006.01); A61M 60/113 (2021.01); A61M 60/38 (2021.01); A61M 60/531 (2021.01); A61M 60/562 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/3659 (2014.02); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61M 1/32 (2013.01); A61M 1/3639 (2013.01); A61M 1/3667 (2014.02); A61M 60/113 (2021.01); A61M 60/38 (2021.01); A61M 60/531 (2021.01); A61M 60/562 (2021.01); A61M 60/857 (2021.01); A61M 2202/0413 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2210/125 (2013.01); A61M 2230/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of placing a cardiac drainage cannula into a patient's heart is provided. The method may comprise the steps of (a) inserting the cannula percutaneously into an internal jugular vein, (b) advancing the cannula through the internal jugular vein and into the right atrium of the heart, and (c) advancing the cannula through the atrial septum into the left atrium of the heart. A method of draining blood from the left atrium or left ventricle of a patient's heart using a cardiac drainage cannula is provided. A cardiac drainage cannula and a mechanical circulatory support system are also provided.