Implantable flow connector
First Claim
1. A system for coupling a first space within a body of a patient with a second space within the body of the patient, the system comprising:
- a flow connector configured to be positioned in the first and second spaces within the body, the flow connector having a conduit having a wall forming a lumen therein and having a first orifice at a first portion of the conduit and a second orifice at a second portion of the conduit, the conduit providing fluid communication between the first space within the body and the second space within the body such that fluid can flow from the first space within the body to the second space within the body by flow initially through the first orifice of the conduit, then through the lumen of the conduit, then out the second orifice and into the second space within the body, the wall of the conduit containing the fluid within the lumen;
a first retention member engageable with a first portion of the first space within the body having a first opening, wherein the flow connector is configured to be positioned within the first opening; and
a second retention member engageable with an internal portion and an external portion of the second space within the body, the second retention member having a second opening configured to receive the flow connector therein and wherein the second retention member is configured to interlock with the first retention member.
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Abstract
A system for coupling a first space within a body of a patient with a second space within the body of the patient including a flow connector insertable into the first and second spaces within the body and having a conduit having a wall forming a lumen therein and first and second orifices. A first retention member is engageable with a first portion of the first space within the body and has a first opening, and the flow connector is positioned within the first opening. A second retention member is engageable with the second space within the body, the second retention member has a second opening and the flow connector is positioned within the second opening. The second retention member interlocks with the first retention member.
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Citations
18 Claims
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1. A system for coupling a first space within a body of a patient with a second space within the body of the patient, the system comprising:
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a flow connector configured to be positioned in the first and second spaces within the body, the flow connector having a conduit having a wall forming a lumen therein and having a first orifice at a first portion of the conduit and a second orifice at a second portion of the conduit, the conduit providing fluid communication between the first space within the body and the second space within the body such that fluid can flow from the first space within the body to the second space within the body by flow initially through the first orifice of the conduit, then through the lumen of the conduit, then out the second orifice and into the second space within the body, the wall of the conduit containing the fluid within the lumen; a first retention member engageable with a first portion of the first space within the body having a first opening, wherein the flow connector is configured to be positioned within the first opening; and a second retention member engageable with an internal portion and an external portion of the second space within the body, the second retention member having a second opening configured to receive the flow connector therein and wherein the second retention member is configured to interlock with the first retention member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for coupling a first space within a body of a patient with a second space within the body of the patient, the system comprising:
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a flow connector having a lumen for fluid flow therethrough and configured to be positioned in both the first space and the second space within the body; a first retention member having an opening to receive the flow connector; and a second retention member having a longitudinal axis and an opening configured to receive the flow connector, the second retention member having a first set of engaging members movable from a first position at a first angle to the longitudinal axis to a second position at a second angle to the longitudinal axis, the second retention member interlocking with the first retention member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of implanting and securing an implantable flow connector in a body of a patient for providing communication of a first space within the body of the patient with a second space within the body of the patient, the method comprising:
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a) providing a flow connector having a lumen having a first orifice at a first portion and a second orifice at a second portion; b) providing a retention device having a proximal component and a distal component; c) inserting the proximal component into the first space within the body to engage the first space within the body; d) inserting the flow connector through an opening in the proximal component so the second orifice is in fluid communication with the first space within the body; (e) placing the second space within the body over the distal component and flow connector wither before or after step (c) or step (d), the distal component having inner engaging members positioned internal of the second space within the body and outer engaging members positioned external of the second space within the body; and (f) connecting the proximal and distal components to thereby fluidly connect the second space within the body to the first space within the body via the flow connector. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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Specification