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Coronary bypass implant

  • US 6,093,166 A
  • Filed: 04/03/1998
  • Issued: 07/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/13/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for use in a coronary artery bypass procedure at a coronary vessel disposed lying at an exterior of a heart wall, the apparatus comprising;

  • a hollow blood flow conduit having a first end adapted to be inserted into and retained within the heart wall of a heart chamber containing oxygenated blood with an opening of the first end in blood-flow communication with blood contained within the chamber;

    the conduit having a second end adapted to be connected to the coronary vessel with an opening of the second end in blood flow communication with a lumen of the coronary vessel such that the second end can be substantially axially aligned with the vessel;

    the conduit defining a blood flow path between the openings of the first and second ends; and

    wherein the conduit includes a reservoir for accumulating blood from the conduit during periods of high blood pressure and for discharging accumulated blood into the conduit during periods of low blood pressure.

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