Left ventricular conduit with blood vessel graft
US6881199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/125
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of flowing blood from a heart chamber to a coronary vessel includes providing a conduit with a first end and second end, providing the conduit within a heart wall such that the first end of the conduit is open towards the heart chamber and the second end is open towards the blood vessel, and during diastole, restricting a flow of blood from the coronary vessel to the heart chamber via the natural valve.
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