Patent ID: 6673041
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A biventricular vascular catheter for providing access to a patient's heart for cardiopulmonary surgery, for cardiopulmonary circulatory support, and for circulatory arrest of the heart comprising:(a) an elongated catheter shaft configured to be advanceable from a peripheral vessel to and through at least two chambers of the heart, having a proximal end adapted to extend out of the patient and a distal end adapted to move through the chambers of the heart, said distal end having at least one fenestration; and (b) a succession of flow control members positioned along the catheter shaft such that after the catheter has been positioned in the patient's body, at least one of the flow control members is positioned within the patient's heart and at least one subcirculation region within the patient is isolated, wherein such subcirculation region is selected from the group consisting of the coronary arterial, cerebral, pulmonary, neck and limb spinal and thoracic subcirculations.