Patent ID: 11925336
Assignee: SYNECOR LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. The method of claim 1, wherein step (a) includes:
positioning an expandable tip of a balloon catheter in the right atrium and passing the tip through the interatrial septum into the left atrium, the balloon catheter having a balloon at its distal end;
inflating the balloon, causing the balloon catheter to be carried by blood flow into and through the aorta to the femoral artery;
introducing a right-to-left conduit (RLC) over a proximal end of the balloon catheter;
advancing the RLC over the balloon catheter to position a distal end of the RLC proximate to an incision in the left femoral artery;
introducing the second end of the cable into the RLC at the femoral vein, and advancing the second end of the cable to the distal end of the RLC;
capturing the second end of the cable via the femoral artery and positioning the second end external to the body.