Method and device for accessing a pericardial space
US7226440B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1052
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for accessing a pericardial space of a heart of a mammalian patient is disclosed comprising: guiding a catheter through a coronary sinus of the heart and to a cardiac vein; advancing said catheter to a distal segment of the cardiac vein; intentionally puncturing the vein with the catheter to access the pericardial space, and performing a therapy or a diagnostic procedure using the catheter an the puncture in the vein and using the pericardial space.
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