Left and right side heart support
First Claim
1. A method of providing cardiac support comprisingproviding an inner cannula disposed within an outer cannula, the outer cannula including a first fluid inlet and the inner cannula including a second fluid inlet,providing a first outflow cannula including a first fluid outlet, the first outflow cannula being in communication with the outer cannula to define a first flow path,providing a second outflow cannula including a second fluid outlet, the second outflow cannula being in communication with the inner cannula to define a second flow path,introducing the outer cannula through an incision in the right atrium of a patient'"'"'s heart to place the first fluid inlet in the right atrium,introducing the inner cannula through the outer cannula to pass the second fluid inlet through the atrial septum and into at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle,introducing the first outflow cannula into the pulmonary artery to place the first fluid outlet in the pulmonary artery,introducing the second outflow cannula into the aorta to place the second fluid outlet in the aorta,pumping blood from the right atrium to the pulmonary artery through the first flow path to provide right side cardiac support, andpumping blood from at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle to the aorta through the second flow path to provide left heart support.
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Abstract
A cannulation system for cardiac support uses an inner cannula disposed within an outer cannula. The outer cannula includes a fluid inlet for placement within the right atrium of a heart. The inner cannula includes a fluid inlet extending through the fluid inlet of the outer cannula and the atrial septum for placement within at least one of the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart. The cannulation system also employs a pumping assembly coupled to the inner and outer cannulas to withdraw blood from the right atrium for delivery to the pulmonary artery to provide right heart support, or to withdraw blood from at least one of the left atrium and left ventricle for delivery into the aorta to provide left heart support, or both.
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1. A method of providing cardiac support comprising
providing an inner cannula disposed within an outer cannula, the outer cannula including a first fluid inlet and the inner cannula including a second fluid inlet, providing a first outflow cannula including a first fluid outlet, the first outflow cannula being in communication with the outer cannula to define a first flow path, providing a second outflow cannula including a second fluid outlet, the second outflow cannula being in communication with the inner cannula to define a second flow path, introducing the outer cannula through an incision in the right atrium of a patient'"'"'s heart to place the first fluid inlet in the right atrium, introducing the inner cannula through the outer cannula to pass the second fluid inlet through the atrial septum and into at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle, introducing the first outflow cannula into the pulmonary artery to place the first fluid outlet in the pulmonary artery, introducing the second outflow cannula into the aorta to place the second fluid outlet in the aorta, pumping blood from the right atrium to the pulmonary artery through the first flow path to provide right side cardiac support, and pumping blood from at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle to the aorta through the second flow path to provide left heart support.
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8. A method of providing cardiac support comprising
providing a cannula assembly comprising an inner cannula disposed within an outer cannula, the outer cannula including a first fluid inlet and the inner cannula including a second fluid inlet, coupling the cannula assembly to a pumping assembly, introducing the outer cannula through an incision in the right atrium of a patient'"'"'s heart to place the first fluid inlet in the right atrium, introducing the inner cannula through the outer cannula to pass the second fluid inlet through the atrial septum and into at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle, introducing an outflow cannula, in fluid communication with the outer cannula to place a fluid outlet into a pulmonary artery; - and
pumping blood from the right atrium through the fluid outlet to the pulmonary artery to provide right side cardiac support. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 18)
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11. A method of providing cardiac support comprising
providing a cannula assembly comprising an inner cannula disposed within an outer cannula, the outer cannula including a first fluid inlet and the inner cannula including a second fluid inlet, coupling the cannula assembly to a pumping assembly, introducing the outer cannula through an incision in the right atrium of a patient'"'"'s heart to place the first fluid inlet in the right atrium, introducing the inner cannula through the outer cannula to pass the second fluid inlet through the atrial septum and into at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle, introducing an outflow cannula, in fluid communication with the inner cannula to place a fluid outlet into the aorta; - and
pumping blood from the at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle through the fluid outlet to the aorta to provide left side cardiac support. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing cardiac support comprising
providing an inner cannula disposed within an outer cannula, the outer cannula including a first fluid inlet and the inner cannula including a second fluid inlet, positioning the inner and outer cannulae through an incision in the right atrium of a patient'"'"'s heart to place the first fluid inlet in the right atrium and a portion of the inner cannula extending through the atrial septum, positioning the second fluid inlet in at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle, introducing a first outflow cannula, in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet to place a first fluid outlet into a pulmonary artery; -
pumping blood from the right atrium through the first fluid outlet to the pulmonary artery to provide right side cardiac support, introducing a second outflow cannula, in fluid communication with the second fluid inlet to place a second fluid outlet into the aorta; and pumping blood from at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle through the second fluid outlet to the aorta to provide left heart support. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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19. A method of providing cardiac support of a patient'"'"'s heart while the heart continues to beat, said method comprising
providing a cannula assembly comprising an inner cannula disposable within an outer cannula, the outer cannula including a first fluid inlet and the inner cannula including a second fluid inlet, introducing the outer cannula through an incision in the right atrium of a patient'"'"'s heart to place the first fluid inlet in the right atrium, introducing the inner cannula through the outer cannula to pass the second fluid inlet through the atrial septum and into at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle, and pumping blood, using a pumping apparatus, from the at least one of the left atrium and the left ventricle to the aorta to provide left side cardiac support while the patient'"'"'s heart continues to beat.
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