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US 2023/0054617 A1Published application
Use of intracardiac blood pumps as a bridge to high-risk medical procedures
AssigneeABIOMED, Inc.
InventorsJerald Wayne Curran, Jin Kwang Kim
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Abstract
Methods of using an intracardiac blood pump in association with medical procedures. In some cases, patients may be turned down for a medical procedure based on a risk that the procedure itself may cause the patient to experience a cardiac event during and/or following the procedure. In some examples, an intracardiac blood pump may be used to support the heart before, during, and/or after the medical procedure so as to minimize such risks, and thus enable the patient to receive critical treatment that might otherwise be denied.
Claims18
A method of administering medical treatment, comprising:
- identifying a patient requiring a medical procedure;
- making a first assessment of the patient's likelihood of experiencing one or more adverse outcomes of a set of adverse outcomes if the medical procedure were to be performed without the patient receiving support from an intracardiac blood pump before, during, or after the medical procedure;
- determining the patient's suitability for the medical procedure based on the first assessment;
- making a second assessment of the patient's likelihood of experiencing one or more adverse outcomes of the set of adverse outcomes if the medical procedure were to be performed with the patient receiving support from an intracardiac blood pump at least before, during, or after the medical procedure;
- determining the patient's suitability for the medical procedure based on the second assessment;
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- inserting the intracardiac blood pump into the patient to provide cardiac support at least before, during, or after the medical procedure.
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