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US 2026/0041902 A1Published application
Pulsatile ventricular assist devices
OwnerYossi GROSS, Oz CABIRIinventors
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Abstract
A method is provided that includes inserting an inflow cannula of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) of a LVAD system into a left chamber of a heart of a patient transeptally via a right atrium and a superior vena cava (SVC). An outflow cannula of the LVAD is coupled to a left subclavian artery or a left axillary artery. Other embodiments are also described.
Claims12
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A method comprising:
- inserting an inflow cannula of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) of a LVAD system into a left chamber of a heart of a patient transeptally via a right atrium and a superior vena cava (SVC), such that the inflow cannula is positioned passing through a wall of a vein;
- coupling an outflow cannula of the LVAD to an artery selected from the group consisting of:
- a left subclavian artery and a left axillary artery;
- and
- implanting a pump of the LVAD in a thoracic cavity outside the heart, wherein the inflow and the outflow cannulas are coupled in fluid communication with the pump.
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