Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation with concurrent hypothermia
First Claim
1. A method for treating a human or veterinary patient who suffers from congestive heart failure or another condition wherein the patients cardiac output is subnormal, said method comprising the steps ofa. providing a heat exchange/intra-aortic counterpulsation catheter comprising i) an elongate catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, said catheter being advancable, distal-end-first, into the aorta of the patient, ii) a counterpulsation balloon useable for effecting intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation;
- and, a heat exchanger useable to cool at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s body to a temperature that is at least 1°
C. below normothermia;
b. advancing the heat exchange/intra-aortic counterpulsation catheter, distal end first, into the patient'"'"'s aorta such that the counterpulsation balloon is positioned in the thoracic aorta;
c. driving and controlling the counterpulsation balloon and heat exchanger so as to effect intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation while cooling and/or maintaining the temperature of at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s body to a temperature that is at least 1°
C. below normothermia.
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for treating disorders characterized by low cardiac output. The devices, systems and methods use intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in combination with hypothermia of all or a portion of a human or veterinary patient'"'"'s body to improve coronary perfusion and cardiac output. To effect the hypothermia, a heat exchange catheter may be positioned in the a patient'"'"'s vasculature separately from the intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation catheter. Alternatively, a combination Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation/heat exchange catheter may be utilized. Such combination catheter comprises a) a catheter sized for insertion into the aorta, b) a counterpulsation balloon and c) a heat exchanger. A drive/control system receives temperature and electrocardiograph signals and drives the inflation/deflation of the counterpulsation balloon as well as the heating/cooling of the heat exchanger.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for treating a human or veterinary patient who suffers from congestive heart failure or another condition wherein the patients cardiac output is subnormal, said method comprising the steps of
a. providing a heat exchange/intra-aortic counterpulsation catheter comprising i) an elongate catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, said catheter being advancable, distal-end-first, into the aorta of the patient, ii) a counterpulsation balloon useable for effecting intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation; - and, a heat exchanger useable to cool at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s body to a temperature that is at least 1°
C. below normothermia;b. advancing the heat exchange/intra-aortic counterpulsation catheter, distal end first, into the patient'"'"'s aorta such that the counterpulsation balloon is positioned in the thoracic aorta; c. driving and controlling the counterpulsation balloon and heat exchanger so as to effect intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation while cooling and/or maintaining the temperature of at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s body to a temperature that is at least 1°
C. below normothermia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- and, a heat exchanger useable to cool at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s body to a temperature that is at least 1°
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6. A method for treating a human or veterinary patient who suffers from congestive heart failure or another condition wherein the patients cardiac output is subnormal, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a heat exchange catheter comprising i) a heat exchange catheter body and ii) at least one heat exchanger for exchanging heat with blood flowing through a blood vessel into which the heat exchange catheter body is inserted; b. providing an intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation catheter comprising i) a counterpulsation catheter body and ii) a counterpulsation balloon useable for effecting intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation; c. inserting the heat exchange catheter into the patient'"'"'s vasculature such that blood flows in heat exchange proximity to the heat exchanger; d. inserting the intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation catheter into the patient'"'"'s vasculature such that the counterpulsation balloon is positioned within the patient'"'"'s aorta; e. using the intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation catheter to effect intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation; and
,f. using the heat exchange catheter to cool the temperature of at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s body to a temperature that is at least 1°
C. below normothermia. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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