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Methods and conduits for flowing blood from a heart chamber to a blood vessel

US8216174B2 · kind B2 · utility

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390References

43Claims

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Assignee

JenaValve Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Peter J. Wilk · New York, US
David Y. Phelps · Louisville, US
Scott J. Wolf · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2010
Grant date	Jul 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2210/125
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a conduit that provides a bypass around an occlusion or stenosis in a coronary artery. The conduit is a tube adapted to be positioned in the heart wall to provide a passage for blood to flow between a heart chamber and a coronary artery, at a site distal to the occlusion or stenosis. The conduit has a section of blood vessel attached to its interior lumen which preferably includes at least one naturally occurring one-way valve positioned therein. The valve prevents the backflow of blood from the coronary artery into the heart chamber.

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