Cannula, in particular for use as a retrograde cardioplegia cannula
OwnerGerd Stumpp, Dietmar Klietschinventors
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Abstract
A cannula (10), in particular for use a retrograde cardioplegia cannula, having a balloon (12), disposed in the region of its tip (11) and inflatable by means of a fluid fed in through the cannula (10), for sealing off the space between the cannula (10) and a vessel and for positioning the cannula (10) in the vessel, wherein the balloon (12) is provided with a plurality of openings (19), through which the fluid fed in by means of the cannula (10) can emerge into the vessel.
Claims4
A cannula, in particular for use a retrograde cardioplegia cannula, having a balloon (12), disposed in the region of its tip (11) and inflatable by means of a fluid fed in through the cannula (10), for sealing off the space between the cannula (10) and a vessel and for positioning the cannula (10) in the vessel, characterized in that the balloon (12) is provided with a plurality of openings (19), through which the fluid fed in by means of the cannula (10) can emerge into the vessel.
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