Left Atrial Appendage Shunt
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorsMichelle D. Martinez, Shaun Davis Gittard, Devesh Amatya
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Abstract
A left atrial appendage shunt for reducing blood clot formation in a left atrial appendage includes a first artificially created opening through a wall of the left atrial appendage and a second artificially created opening through a wall of a target cardiovascular structure. A circulation conduit fluidly connects an interior of the left atrial appendage and an interior of the target cardiovascular structure, and has a first end opening at the first artificially created opening and a second end opening at the second artificially created opening.
Claims20
A left atrial appendage shunt for reducing blood clot formation in a left atrial appendage, comprising:
- a first artificially created opening through a wall of the left atrial appendage;
- a second artificially created opening through a wall of a target cardiovascular structure;
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- a circulation conduit fluidly connecting an interior of the left atrial appendage and an interior of the target cardiovascular structure, and having a first end opening at the first artificially created opening and a second end opening at the second artificially created opening.
A method of reducing blood clot formation in a left atrial appendage using a left atrial appendage shunt, the method comprising:
- forming a first artificially created opening through a wall of the left atrial appendage;
- forming a second artificially created opening through a wall of a target cardiovascular structure;
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- fluidly connecting an interior of the left atrial appendage and an interior of the target cardiovascular structure with a circulation conduit having a first end opening at the first artificially created opening and a second end opening at the second artificially created opening.
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