Simultaneous transluminal coronary sinus application of cells in conjunction with device resynchronization therapy

Abstract

Method and instrumentation for repairing tissue of a heart in a patient's body and implantation of biventricular stimulation. Adult stem cells that have the capability to repair tissue of the selected organ are recovered by harvesting from the patient's body from the same site as the implant of the device and in the same procedure simultaneously. The harvested stem cells are then intraluminally applied through the coronary venous circulation. During the time the stem cells are being applied to the targeted tissue downstream, the designated vessel is selectively occluded to increase concentration and pressure of the applied adult stem cells within that vessel. The implantation of a left ventricular stimulating electrode through the coronary sinus is done within the same operative procedure and connected to either a pacemaker capable of biventricular stimulation for resynchronization therapy or biventricular stimulation and additional defibrillation.

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