Intravascular ventriculocoronary bypass via a septal passageway
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1. A method for supplementing a flow of blood to a portion of the cardiovascular system of a patient;
- the method comprising;
inserting a catheter device into the vasculature of the patient and advancing the catheter device to a first location within a first coronary vessel within the cardiovascular system; and
forming a blood flow path from a heart chamber directly to the first coronary vessel via a preexisting natural septal opening extending into the heart wall between the heart chamber and the first coronary vessel.
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Abstract
A method for performing a bypass procedure utilizes the patient'"'"'s vascular system for accessing or reaching a desired location within the patient'"'"'s body. The method may also provide a direct flow path from a heart chamber to a coronary vessel via a septal passageway.
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1. A method for supplementing a flow of blood to a portion of the cardiovascular system of a patient;
- the method comprising;
inserting a catheter device into the vasculature of the patient and advancing the catheter device to a first location within a first coronary vessel within the cardiovascular system; and
forming a blood flow path from a heart chamber directly to the first coronary vessel via a preexisting natural septal opening extending into the heart wall between the heart chamber and the first coronary vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for supplementing a flow of blood to a portion of the cardiovascular system of a patient, the method comprising:
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(a) inserting a catheter device into the vasculature of the patient and advancing the catheter device to a first location within a coronary vessel within the cardiovascular system, the first location being proximate to an obstruction within the coronary vessel;
(b) advancing the catheter device through the obstruction to a second position distal to the obstruction;
(c) guiding the catheter device through an interstitial passageway extending into a heart wall between a heart chamber and the coronary vessel; and
(d) placing a conduit in the interstitial passageway extending into the heart wall between the heart chamber and the coronary vessel, wherein the interstitial passageway includes a preexisting natural septal opening extending into the heart wall between the heart chamber and the coronary vessel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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