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US 6,086,527 AGranted
System for treating congestive heart failure
AssigneeSciMed Life Systems, Inc.
InventorDnyanesh Talpade
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Abstract
A system is provided for regulating blood flow to a portion of the vasculature, such as the renal system, in order to treat heart disease. A regulator maintains blood flow so as to control physiological feedback responses in order to relieve overload conditions on the heart.
Claims17
A method of treating heart disease in a mammal having a coronary system including a heart, an ascending aorta, and a descending aorta, a renal system including renal arteries, and a physiological feedback system including baroreceptors and a renal response system controlling the heart, the method comprising:
- providing a first regulator disposed in the descending aorta proximate the renal arteries and a second regulator disposed in the ascending aorta;
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- regulating flow of blood to the renal arteries from the descending aorta with the first regulator and regulating flow of blood in the ascending aorta to affect the physiological feedback system such that heart congestion is reduced.
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