Patent ID: 11904120
Assignee: NXT BIOMEDICAL, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A method of increasing a blood flow through a left atrial appendage, comprising:
connecting an inlet of a flow diverter to a pulmonary vein such that the inlet of the flow diverter extends through a wall of the pulmonary vein;
connecting an outlet of the flow diverter to the left atrial appendage such that the outlet of the flow diverter extends through a wall of the left atrial appendage, wherein the flow diverter is placed directly between the pulmonary vein and the left atrial appendage; and
actively diverting at least a portion of the blood flow through the flow diverter into the left atrial appendage to wash out the left atrial appendage.