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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Neil S. Zimmerman, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Robert C. Taft, Irvine, CA (US);
Eric R. Reuland, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
David L. Hauser, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/07 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2013.01); A61F 2/89 (2013.01); A61F 2002/068 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices for increasing flow in the left atrial appendage (LAA) include a conduit directing blood flow from a pulmonary artery into the LAA and/or a conduit drawing blood from the LAA by a Bernoulli effect. In one embodiment, a method comprises implanting a conduit in a pulmonary vein, expanding an inlet portion such that the conduit becomes anchored within the vein and directs blood through an outlet portion of the conduit into or toward the left atrial appendage.