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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2006
Jose L. Navia, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Jose Antonio Navia, Buenos Aires, AR;
Jorge Luis Jordana, Buenos Aires, AR;
Ji-feng Chen, Lakewood, OH (US);
Jose L. Navia, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Jose Antonio Navia, Buenos Aires, AR;
Jorge Luis Jordana, Buenos Aires, AR;
Ji-Feng Chen, Lakewood, OH (US);
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for automatically retroperfusing a coronary vein. The apparatus includes an intraluminal graft having a tubular body extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is for fluidly connecting to an artery to automatically supply retrograde blood for retroperfusion. The tubular body and the distal end are extendable into a vein that is fluidly connected with the coronary vein to be retroperfused. The distal end includes an expandable stent for securing the distal end in the coronary vein.