Patent ID: 11883274
Assignee: MAGENTA MEDICAL LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. A method for improving renal function of a patient, comprising:
using an occluding element that is placed in an inferior vena cava of the patient at a location that is downstream of a renal vein ostium, at least partially mechanically occluding the inferior vena cava of the patient downstream of the renal vein ostium, such as to form a compartment within the inferior vena cava that is isolated from a downstream region of the inferior vena cava that is downstream of the renal vein ostium; and
using a blood pump that is separate from the occluding element, and that is placed in the compartment, mechanically pumping blood through the inferior vena cava from the compartment to a discharge location in the downstream region while the inferior vena cava is at least partially occluded, wherein the blood does not leave the inferior vena cava while being mechanically pumped.