Patent ID: 9463104
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method for positioning a device in a blood vessel of a patient adjacent to the heart, the method comprising advancing a venous catheter endoluminally from a venous site to the heart; advancing an elongate member from the venous catheter through a valve in the heart to a blood vessel adjacent to the heart; advancing an arterial catheter endoluminally from an arterial site toward the heart; drawing the elongate member into the arterial catheter; advancing the arterial catheter over the elongate member such that tip portions of the venous and arterial catheters are brought into adjacency; and deploying a device within the blood vessel from a platform extending from the venous catheter to the arterial site, the blood vessel being adjacent to the heart.