Left ventricular conduit with blood vessel graft
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1. A method of flowing blood from a heart chamber to a coronary vessel, the method comprising:
- providing a conduit with a first end and a second end;
providing a natural valve;
placing the conduit within a heart wall such that the first end of the conduit is open towards the heart chamber and the second end is open towards the blood vessel; and
during diastole, restricting a flow of blood from the coronary vessel to the heart chamber via the natural valve.
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A method of flowing blood from a heart chamber to a coronary vessel includes providing a conduit with a first end and second end, providing the conduit within a heart wall such that the first end of the conduit is open towards the heart chamber and the second end is open towards the blood vessel, and during diastole, restricting a flow of blood from the coronary vessel to the heart chamber via the natural valve.
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1. A method of flowing blood from a heart chamber to a coronary vessel, the method comprising:
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providing a conduit with a first end and a second end;
providing a natural valve;
placing the conduit within a heart wall such that the first end of the conduit is open towards the heart chamber and the second end is open towards the blood vessel; and
during diastole, restricting a flow of blood from the coronary vessel to the heart chamber via the natural valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A bypass system for implantation in a body of a patient, the system comprising:
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a tube having a first end and a second end and being configured to be implanted in a heart wall such that the first end is open towards a heart chamber and the second end is open towards a coronary vessel, the tube being further configured to permit blood to flow therethrough from the heart chamber to the coronary vessel; and
a natural valve configured to restrict blood flow from the coronary vessel to the heart chamber during diastole. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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