Designs for left ventricular conduit

US6290728A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Percardia, Inc. · US

Inventors

• David Y. Phelps · Louisville, US
• Greg Furnish · Louisville, US
• Todd Hall · Goshen, US
• Mark Griffin · Bloomington, US
• Scott J. Wolf · Menlo Park, US
• Peter J. Wilk · New York, US
• Jay Schmelter · Plymouth, US
• Simon Furnish · New York, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 4, 1999
• Grant date: Sep 18, 2001
• Expiry date: Aug 4, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S623/903
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A conduit is provided to provide a bypass around a blockage in the coronary artery. The conduit is adapted to be positioned in the myocardium or heart wall to provide a passage for blood to flow between a chamber of the heart such as the left ventricle and the coronary artery, distal to the blockage. The stent is self-expanding or uses a balloon to expand the stent in the heart wall. Various attachment means are provided to anchor the stent and prevent its migration.