Methods and devices for occluding a patient's ascending aorta
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1. A method of occluding a patient'"'"'s ascending aorta and returning oxygenated blood to the patient, comprising the steps of:
- providing an aortic occlusion catheter having a shaft, an occluding member mounted to the shaft, a blood flow lumen, a first opening positioned proximal of the occluding member, and a second opening positioned distal to the occluding member, the first and second openings being fluidly coupled to the blood flow lumen;
positioning the aortic occlusion catheter in at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s brachiocephalic artery;
expanding the occluding member to an expanded condition so that the patient'"'"'s ascending aorta is thereby occluded;
coupling the blood flow lumen to a source of oxygenated blood; and
infusing oxygenated blood from the source of oxygenated blood into the patient though the blood flow lumen and first and second openings.
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Abstract
An aortic occlusion catheter has a blood return lumen for returning oxygenated blood to a patient and an occluding member for occluding the patient'"'"'s ascending aorta. The blood return lumen has openings on both sides of the occluding member for infusing oxygenated blood on both sides of the occluding member.
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1. A method of occluding a patient'"'"'s ascending aorta and returning oxygenated blood to the patient, comprising the steps of:
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providing an aortic occlusion catheter having a shaft, an occluding member mounted to the shaft, a blood flow lumen, a first opening positioned proximal of the occluding member, and a second opening positioned distal to the occluding member, the first and second openings being fluidly coupled to the blood flow lumen; positioning the aortic occlusion catheter in at least a portion of a patient'"'"'s brachiocephalic artery; expanding the occluding member to an expanded condition so that the patient'"'"'s ascending aorta is thereby occluded; coupling the blood flow lumen to a source of oxygenated blood; and infusing oxygenated blood from the source of oxygenated blood into the patient though the blood flow lumen and first and second openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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