METHODS OF SECURING A CANNULA ASSEMBLY, IMPLANTING A CIRCULATORY ASSIST SYSTEM AND CROSSING A TISSUE BARRIER
First Claim
1. A method of securing a cannula assembly to a heart of a patient for directing blood from the heart, comprising:
- introducing a distal portion of a flexible cannula assembly through a wall of the heart;
deploying a first anchor on the distal portion from a contracted state to an expanded state; and
engaging at least one side of the wall with the expanded first anchor.
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Abstract
A transseptal cannula assembly for directing blood from the heart of a patient and a minimally invasive method of implanting the same. The transseptal cannula assembly includes a flexible cannula body having proximal and distal portions with a lumen therebetween, a tip coupled to the distal portion of the flexible cannula body, and first and second anchors coupled to the tip. The anchors can be configured to be deployed from a contracted state to an expanded state and are configured to engage opposite sides of the heart tissue when in the expanded state. The anchors resist movement of the cannula assembly along a lengthwise central axis of the flexible cannula body.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of securing a cannula assembly to a heart of a patient for directing blood from the heart, comprising:
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introducing a distal portion of a flexible cannula assembly through a wall of the heart; deploying a first anchor on the distal portion from a contracted state to an expanded state; and engaging at least one side of the wall with the expanded first anchor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of implanting a circulatory assist system for assisting in the flow of blood through a patient circulatory system, the circulatory assist system comprising a cannula assembly for directing blood from the heart of a patient, the cannula assembly comprising a flexible cannula body including a proximal portion and a distal portion and a lumen therebetween, a tip coupled with the distal portion of the flexible cannula body, and first and second anchors coupled with the tip and each being configured to be deployed from a contracted state to an expanded state, wherein the first and second anchors are configured to engage opposite sides of a heart tissue in the expanded state;
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directing a guide-element into a left atrium; inserting a delivery system including the cannula assembly over the guide-element and into the left atrium, wherein the delivery system includes a delivery sheath configured to receive the flexible cannula body for movement relative thereto; moving the cannula assembly relative to the delivery sheath so as to deploy the first anchor from the contracted state into the expanded state thereby engaging the heart tissue; and retracting the delivery sheath so as to deploy the second anchor from the contracted state into the expanded state and thereby engaging the heart tissue. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of accessing a heart of a patient with an anchoring guide-element, wherein the anchoring guide-element includes an elongate main body having a lengthwise central axis, and an anchoring portion on a distal end, and the method comprising:
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creating a first incision substantially near a superficial vein; inserting the anchoring guide-element through the first incision into the heart, and through a wall of the heart; and deploying the anchoring portion from a contracted state to an expanded state, wherein the anchoring portion in the expanded state extends substantially transverse to the lengthwise central axis and resists retraction through the wall of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of accessing a heart of a patient, the method comprising:
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inserting an anchoring guide-element through a first incision located substantially near a superficial vein, the anchoring guide-element including an elongate body portion having a lengthwise central axis, and an anchoring portion on a distal end of the body portion; directing the anchoring guide-element from the first incision into the heart; deploying the anchoring portion from a contracted state to an expanded state that is substantially transverse to the lengthwise central axis and thereby resisting retraction from the heart; inserting a capture device through a second incision located substantially near a superficial vein; capturing the body portion of the anchoring guide-element with the capture device; and redirecting the body portion of the anchoring guide-element from the first incision to the second incision. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method of crossing a tissue barrier, the method comprising:
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creating an opening within the tissue barrier; directing a balloon catheter to a first side of the tissue barrier at the opening, the balloon catheter including a balloon having a distal-cone portion; inflating the balloon while on the first side of the tissue barrier; advancing the balloon catheter to a second side of the tissue barrier through the opening such that the distal-cone portion pierces and dilates the opening; and continuing to advance the balloon catheter until the balloon catheter extends through the opening and within the tissue barrier.
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