Perivascular leak repair system
First Claim
1. A perivascular leak repair system for use with a heart comprising:
- a sealant reservoir;
a repair catheter, the repair catheter being operably attached to the sealant reservoir;
a flow control device, the flow control device being disposed between the sealant reservoir and the repair catheter, and being responsive to a flow control signal;
a heart phase detector, the heart phase detector being configured to generate a diastole phase signal;
an injection switch, the injection switch being configured to generate a injection signal; and
a flow controller, the flow controller being responsive to the diastole phase signal and the injection signal, and being configured to generate the flow control signal;
wherein the flow control device is configured to permit flow of sealant from the sealant reservoir during diastole and to prevent the flow of the sealant from the sealant reservoir during systole.
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Abstract
The perivascular leak repair system, and method of using the same, of the present invention provides a sealant reservoir with a repair catheter operably attached; a flow control device disposed between the sealant reservoir and the repair catheter, and the flow control device responsive to a flow control signal; a heart phase detector generating a diastole phase signal; an injection switch generating a injection signal; and a flow controller responsive to the diastole phase signal and the injection signal, and generating the flow control signal. A method of sealing a perivascular leak comprises identifying the perivascular leak; inserting a repair catheter to the perivascular leak; injecting sealant at the perivascular leak; and removing the repair catheter. The sealant can be injected when the heart is in diastole to sweep the sealant into the perivascular leak.
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10 Claims
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1. A perivascular leak repair system for use with a heart comprising:
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a sealant reservoir; a repair catheter, the repair catheter being operably attached to the sealant reservoir; a flow control device, the flow control device being disposed between the sealant reservoir and the repair catheter, and being responsive to a flow control signal; a heart phase detector, the heart phase detector being configured to generate a diastole phase signal; an injection switch, the injection switch being configured to generate a injection signal; and a flow controller, the flow controller being responsive to the diastole phase signal and the injection signal, and being configured to generate the flow control signal; wherein the flow control device is configured to permit flow of sealant from the sealant reservoir during diastole and to prevent the flow of the sealant from the sealant reservoir during systole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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