Patent ID: 11937795
Assignee: CARDIOVALVE LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method for use with a heart of a subject, the method comprising:
during a medical procedure, making a transseptal fenestration at a septum of the heart and implanting a shunt into the transseptal fenestration;
during the same medical procedure, making a transapical puncture into a left ventricle of the heart;
delivering a prosthetic valve via the transapical puncture and implanting the prosthetic valve at a mitral valve of the heart; and
subsequently to delivering the prosthetic valve and making the transseptal fenestration, closing the transapical puncture,
wherein implanting the shunt comprises implanting a shunt that is shaped to define a lumen, and includes a membrane that regulates blood flow through the lumen.