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Methods and devices for endocardiac access

  • US 20080004597A1
  • Filed: 04/06/2007
  • Published: 01/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A transcardiac instrument port for placement in a heart wall to allow passage into a chamber of the heart, comprising:

  • a cylindrical body portion defining a lumen and having an outer surface, a heart wall portion, and distal and proximal ends;

    a valve associated with the lumen that allows passage of an instrument through the lumen but minimizes flow of blood out of the heart through the lumen; and

    a sealing device on the body portion outer surface that minimizes blood flow from out of the heart around the outside of the port.

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