Valve designs for left ventricular conduits
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1. A coronary bypass conduit comprising:
- a hollow tube having an interior and an exterior and adapted to be positioned in a wall of a heart between a coronary artery and a heart chamber;
and an artificial one-way valve positioned within the interior of said tube.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a conduit that provides a bypass around a stenosis or occlusion in a coronary artery. The conduit is adapted to be positioned in the myocardium to provide a passage for blood to flow from a heart chamber to a coronary artery, at a site distal to the blockage or stenosis in the coronary artery. The conduit has a one-way valve positioned therein to prevent the backflow of blood from the coronary artery into the heart chamber.
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1. A coronary bypass conduit comprising:
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a hollow tube having an interior and an exterior and adapted to be positioned in a wall of a heart between a coronary artery and a heart chamber;
and an artificial one-way valve positioned within the interior of said tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A coronary bypass conduit comprising:
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a hollow tube adapted to be positioned in a wall of a heart between a coronary artery and a heart chamber; and
a valve in said tube, at least one wall of said valve being formed by said heart wall, said valve permitting blood to flow in predominantly one direction through said tube, from said heart chamber to said coronary artery.
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15. A method of shunting blood from a heart chamber to a coronary artery, comprising:
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providing a tube with two ends and an artificial one-way valve, said tube being adapted to permit blood flow from a heart chamber to a coronary artery; and
placing said conduit within a heart wall such that one end contacts said heart chamber and the other end contacts said coronary artery. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of shunting blood from a heart chamber to a coronary artery, each having an interior and an exterior, comprising:
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providing a conduit with two ends, said conduit being adapted to permit blood flow from the interior of the heart chamber to the interior of the coronary artery, and being adapted to cause a heart wall to function as a one-way valve for blood flow through said conduit; and
placing said conduit within said heart wall such that one end of said conduit contacts the interior of the heart chamber and the other end of said conduit contacts the interior of the coronary artery.
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25. A coronary bypass conduit comprising:
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a hollow tube adapted to be positioned in a wall of a heart between a coronary artery and a heart chamber; and
means for permitting blood to flow in predominantly one direction through said tube, from said heart chamber to said coronary artery. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A bypass conduit comprising:
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a hollow tube having an interior and an exterior and adapted to be positioned between a first a heart chamber or blood vessel and a second heart chamber or blood vessel; and
an artificial one-way valve positioned within the interior of said tube. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of shunting blood from a first heart chamber or blood vessel to a second heart chamber or blood vessel, comprising:
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providing a conduit with two ends and an interior, and an artificial one-way valve positioned within said interior of said conduit; and
placing said conduit such that one end of said conduit contacts said first heart chamber or blood vessel and the other end contacts said second heart chamber or blood vessel.
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