Patent ID: 9468515
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method for performing a percutaneous valve bypass, the method comprising: providing a bypass conduit comprising a single structure comprising a first end, a second end and a hollow lumen extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the single structure of the bypass conduit comprises a first segment formed out of a substantially radially non-compliant material and a second segment formed out of a substantially radially compliant material such that the hollow lumen is formed by both the substantially radially non-compliant material and the substantially radially wherein the second segment is positioned within a lumen of the first segment compliant material; connecting the first end of the bypass conduit to the left ventricle of the heart at a first anastomosis; maintaining hemostasis between the left ventricle of the heart and the bypass conduit so that fluid cannot pass from the left ventricle of the heart into the bypass conduit; connecting the second end of the bypass conduit to the descending aorta at a second anastomosis; endoluminally advancing a percutaneous valve through the descending aorta, into the bypass conduit and to a deployment site located within the second segment of the bypass conduit, wherein the second segment of the bypass conduit comprises a reduced diameter section distal to the deployment site to prevent valve migration; deploying the percutaneous valve at the deployment site so that fluid is permitted to pass from the left ventricle side of the valve to the descending aorta side of the valve but is prevented from passing from the descending aorta side of the valve to the left ventricle side of the valve; and removing hemostasis between the left ventricle and the bypass conduit so as to permit fluid to flow from the left ventricle, through the percutaneous valve and into the descending aorta.