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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
A Adam Sharkawy, Redwood City, CA (US);
Wesley D Sterman, San Francisco, CA (US);
David M Taylor, Fremont, CA (US);
Pinaki Ray, Hayward, CA (US);
Assignee:
Heartport, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60410308 ; 604 9601 ;
Abstract
A method and device for occluding a patient's ascending aorta, maintaining circulation of oxygenated blood in the patient and delivering cardioplegic fluid to arrest the patient's heart. An aortic occlusion catheter has an occluding member for occluding the ascending aorta. The aortic occlusion catheter passes through a cannula. Delivery of oxygenated blood is accomplished through either the cannula or the aortic occlusion catheter.