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ENDOVASCULAR SYSTEM FOR ARRESTING THE HEART

  • US 20010016725A1
  • Filed: 09/25/1998
  • Published: 08/23/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1991
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A catheter device for partitioning a patient'"'"'s ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery, comprising:

  • an elongated shaft having a distal end, a proximal end, a first inner lumen extending therebetween, an opening at the distal end in fluid communication with the first inner lumen; and

    an expandable means near the distal end of the shaft proximal to the opening in the first inner lumen for occluding the ascending aorta between the coronary ostia and the brachiocephalic artery so as to block substantially all systolic and diastolic blood flow therethrough, said expandable means being expandable eccentrically such that said expandable means has a first side and a second side, said first side expanding to a larger size than said second side.

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