Devices, systems and methods to treat heart failure
First Claim
1. A device for treating a heart condition in a patient comprising:
- a. a body element comprising;
i. a core segment defining a passage;
ii. a first annular flange comprising a plurality of first flange segments having substantially similar lengths;
iii. a second annular flange comprising a plurality of second flange segments, each of the second flange segments of said plurality of second flange segments having a substantially similar length with respect to each other;
wherein said second annular flange further comprises at least one second flange segment that is longer than the second flange segments of said plurality of second flange segments,wherein the core segment has a first diameter when deployed and wherein the core segment is collapsible, enabling the core segment to have a second diameter less than the first diameter thereby enabling percutaneous delivery.
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Abstract
Several unique intracardiac pressure vents, placement catheters, methods of placement and methods of treating heart failure are presented. The intracardiac pressure vents presented allow sufficient flow from the left atrium to the right atrium to relieve elevated left atrial pressure and resulting patient symptoms but also limit the amount of flow from the right atrium to the left atrium to minimize the potential for thrombus or other embolic material from entering the arterial circulation. Retrievability during deployment is improved, in part, by providing at least one segment or portion of the device that is retained within the placement catheter while all other segments or portions of the device are deployed.
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28 Claims
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1. A device for treating a heart condition in a patient comprising:
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a. a body element comprising; i. a core segment defining a passage; ii. a first annular flange comprising a plurality of first flange segments having substantially similar lengths; iii. a second annular flange comprising a plurality of second flange segments, each of the second flange segments of said plurality of second flange segments having a substantially similar length with respect to each other; wherein said second annular flange further comprises at least one second flange segment that is longer than the second flange segments of said plurality of second flange segments, wherein the core segment has a first diameter when deployed and wherein the core segment is collapsible, enabling the core segment to have a second diameter less than the first diameter thereby enabling percutaneous delivery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for treating a heart condition in a patient comprising:
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i. a first annular flange comprising a plurality of first flange segments; ii. a second annular flange comprising a plurality of second flange segments, each of the second flange segments of said plurality of second flange segments having a substantially similar length with respect to each other, at least one of said second flange segments comprising a distal end adapted to be, when deployed, substantially parallel with the septal wall and contact the septal wall; and iii. a core segment; wherein at least an end of the core segment and the at least one of the second flange segments includes a first curved section that extends into the atrium so as to define a space between the at least one of the second flange segments and the septal wall when deployed and a second curved section that extends from the first section toward the septal wall and the distal end of the at least one of the second flange segments, and wherein said second annular flange further comprises at least one second flange segment that is longer than the second flange segments of said plurality of second flange segments. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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16. A device for implanting in an opening of a tissue, comprising:
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i. a first annular flange comprising a proximal end and a plurality of first flange segments extending distally away therefrom, each of said first flange segments comprising a distal end; and ii. a second annular flange comprising a proximal end and a plurality of second flange segments extending distally away therefrom, each of said second flange segments of said plurality of second flange segments having a substantially similar length with respect to each other and comprising a distal end which is substantially parallel with a respective distal end of a respective first flange segment of the first annular flange when deployed; and wherein the proximal end of the first annular flange and the proximal end of the second annular flange are contiguous and define a core segment having spaced apart apertures, the core segment adapted to maintain atraumatic contact with the opening of said tissue and defining a passage having an opening substantially parallel with a portion of the opening of said tissue, and wherein said second annular flange further comprises at least one second flange segment that is longer than the second flange segments of said plurality of second flange segments.
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17. A device for implanting in an opening of a tissue wall, comprising:
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i. a first annular flange comprising a proximal end and a plurality of first flange segments, each of said first flange segments comprising a distal end; and ii. a second annular flange comprising a proximal end and a plurality of second flange segments, each of said second flange segments of said plurality of second flange segments having a substantially similar length with respect to each other and comprising a distal end that is radially off set from a respective distal end of a respective first flange segment of the first annular flange; wherein said second annular flange further comprises at least one second flange segment that is longer than the second flange segments of said plurality of second flange segments.
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Specification