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Cardiac drainage cannula and related methods and systems

US12097315B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Berlin Heart GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ares K. Menon · Berlin, DE
Kevin T. Fischer · The Woodlands, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 26, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 11, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2230/30
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure provides a method of placing a cardiac drainage cannula into a patient's heart. In some embodiments, the method comprises 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. Further aspects of the disclosure provide a method of draining blood from the left atrium or left ventricle of a patient's heart using a cardiac drainage cannula. The disclosure also provides a cardiac drainage cannula and a mechanical circulatory support system.

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