Patent ID: 9295771
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A method for switching blood flow in a body part, comprising: coupling a flow control system to the body part, the flow control system configured to provide a plurality of flow paths; delivering, with the flow control system configured to provide a first flow path, oxygenated blood flowing to a body part through a blood outflow vessel of the body part and providing oxygenated blood flowing out of the body part through a blood inflow vessel of the body part such that oxygenated blood enters the body part through the blood outflow vessel and oxygenated blood exits the body part through the blood inflow vessel; and delivering, with the flow control system configured to provide a second flow path, oxygenated blood flowing to a body part through a blood inflow vessel of the body part and providing oxygenated blood flowing out of the body part through a blood outflow vessel of the body part such that oxygenated blood enters the body part through the blood inflow vessel and oxygenated blood exits the body part through the blood outflow vessel.