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Conduit system for isolation of fluids in biological tissues

  • US 8,172,783 B1
  • Filed: 12/30/1999
  • Issued: 05/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for fluid isolation in a biological mass having at least one upstream channel and at least one downstream channel, comprising:

  • a delivery conduit for administering a fluid to the biological mass, the delivery conduit having a length dimension suitable to be positioned from a first externally accessible channel of a patient adjacent to or into at least one upstream channel of the biological mass by way of a percutaneous transluminal route; and

    a collection conduit for acquiring the administered fluid, the collection conduit having a length dimension suitable to be positioned from a second externally accessible channel of a patient adjacent to or into at least one downstream channel of the biological mass by way of a percutaneous transluminal route and having a collection seal having a dimension, in one configuration, to occlude the at least one downstream channel;

    wherein the biological mass is selected from the group consisting of a heart, a portion of a heart, a kidney, a portion of a kidney, a stomach, a liver, and a brain.

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