Patent ID: 11865282
Assignee: V-WAVE LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. The device of claim 9, wherein the sheath further comprises a third set of one or more openings spaced apart from the second set of one or more openings such that the third set of one or more openings is configured to be disposed within an inferior vena cava of the patient while the first set of one or more openings is disposed in the first atrium, wherein the inner sleeve further comprises a third set of one or more apertures sized and shaped to register with the third set of one or more openings of the sheath, and wherein the actuator is further configured to be selectively actuated to move the inner sleeve relative to the sheath to register the third set of one or more apertures of the inner sleeve with the third set of one or more openings of the sheath by a predetermined amount such that blood is permitted to flow between the inferior vena cava and the first atrium responsive to a pressure gradient between the inferior vena cava and the first atrium via the first and third sets of one or more openings and apertures and the inner sleeve lumen therebetween.