System for heart assist, cannula and method
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Abstract
A cannula for a patient includes an elongate body having a length of at least 70 cm and a channel extending through the body defining a wall. The cannula includes a wire embodied within at least a portion of the wall. The body has a proximal end, a distal end having a tip opening through which the channel extends and a plurality of side holes through the wall in proximity to the tip for unimpeded flow of blood at the distal end. The cannula includes a barbed fitting at the proximal end. The cannula includes a suture wing for securing the elongated body to the patient. A system for assisting a patient'"'"'s heart. A method for assisting a patient'"'"'s heart.
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27 Claims
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10. A pumping system for assisting a human patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
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a blood pump disposed outside the patient'"'"'s body; a drainage cannula having a length to extend from the patient'"'"'s groin to the patient'"'"'s heart and in fluid communication with an inlet to the blood pump to provide blood to the blood pump; and a blood supply cannula having a length to extend from the patient'"'"'s groin to the patient'"'"'s heart and in fluid communication with an outlet of the blood pump to provide blood to the patient'"'"'s heart, the blood supply cannula further comprising; an elongated body defining a channel extending through the elongated body; a wire embodied within at least a portion of the wall of the elongated body; and the elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end having a distal tip defining a tip opening communicating with the channel, and the distal end comprising a plurality of side holes in proximity to the distal tip and communicating with the channel for unimpeded flow of blood at the distal end. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24)
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18. A pumping system for assisting a human patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
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a blood pump disposed outside the patient'"'"'s body; a transseptal cannula having a length to extend from the patient'"'"'s groin to the patient'"'"'s heart and in fluid communication with an inlet to the blood pump to provide blood to the blood pump; and an arterial cannula having a length to extend from the patient'"'"'s groin to the patient'"'"'s heart and in fluid communication with an outlet of the blood pump to provide blood to the patient'"'"'s heart, wherein the transseptal cannula further comprises; an elongated body defining a channel extending through the elongated body; a wire embodied within at least a portion of the wall of the elongated body; and the elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end having a distal tip defining a tip opening communicating with the channel, and the distal end comprising a plurality of side holes in proximity to the distal tip and communicating with the channel for unimpeded flow of blood at the distal end. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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25. A method for assisting a human patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
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providing a blood pump to be disposed outside the patient'"'"'s body; inserting a blood supply cannula into a femoral vein of the patient, the blood supply cannula having a length to extend from the patient'"'"'s groin to the patient'"'"'s heart; moving a tip of the blood supply cannula through the patient'"'"'s vasculature and at least within proximity of the patient'"'"'s pulmonary artery; inserting a drainage cannula into the other femoral vein of the patient, the drainage cannula having a length to extend from the patient'"'"'s groin to the patient'"'"'s heart; moving a tip of the drainage cannula through the patient'"'"'s vasculature and to the patient'"'"'s right atrium; connecting the drainage cannula with an inlet to the blood pump to provide blood to the blood pump; and connecting the blood supply cannula with an outlet of the blood pump to provide blood at least within proximity of or into the patient'"'"'s pulmonary artery thereby allowing the patient'"'"'s right ventricle to rest and establishing right ventricular support. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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