Wrap and related systems and methods
AssigneeSunshine Heart Company Pty Ltd
InventorsMartin Cook, Tolga Tas, Khamporn Phanthanivong, Warrick Heald, Kenneth Lee, William Peters, Scott Miller
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Abstract
The inventions disclosed herein relate to systems for securing medical devices to a blood vessel of a patient, including securing a vessel deforming component to a blood vessel. Certain embodiments relate to wraps configured to be secured around a blood vessel, including wraps configured to hold a vessel deformer adjacent a blood vessel, and further including, for example, a pulsatile balloon adjacent the aorta.
Claims17
A system for coupling a vessel deforming component to a blood vessel, the system comprising:
- (a) a wrap comprising:
- (i) a body;
- (ii) size markings disposed on the body;
- (iii) a plurality of pairs of sutures extending from a proximal end of the body, wherein each of the sutures comprises a needle disposed at a distal end of the suture;
- and
- (iv) a lead member coupled to a distal end of the body;
- and
- (b) a vessel deforming component operably coupled to the wrap.
A system for coupling a vessel deforming component to a blood vessel, the system comprising:
- (a) a wrap comprising:
- (i) a body;
- (ii) size markings disposed on the body;
- (iii) a plurality of sutures extending from a proximal end of the body;
- and
- (iv) a lead member coupled to a distal end of the body;
- and
- (b) a suture carrier comprising an elongate structure comprising a plurality of foldable sections, wherein each of the foldable sections comprises at least one engagement structure.
A method of coupling a vessel deforming component to a blood vessel, the method comprising:
- positioning a lead member behind an aorta of a patient, wherein the lead member is operably coupled to a distal end of a wrap, wherein the wrap comprises:
- (a) a body;
- (b) size markings disposed on the body;
- and
- (c) a plurality of sutures extending from a proximal end of the body;
- urging the lead member distally around the aorta such that the wrap is positioned around the aorta;
- sequentially removing sutures of the plurality of sutures from engagement structures in a suture carrier and sequentially inserting the sutures into a desired location on the size markings;
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- tightening the sutures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.