Patent ID: 8945039
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of organ perfusion, the method comprising the steps of: positioning at least part of a first catheter having a cannula within an artery of a patient, the first catheter configured to permit arterial blood having a pressure to flow therethrough and further configured to permit a portion of the arterial blood to flow through the cannula; positioning at least part of a second catheter within a vein of the patient at or near a target organ, the second catheter configured to receive some or all of the portion of the arterial blood; directly connecting the cannula of the first catheter to a portion of the second catheter, while a heart of the patient is pumping blood, so that some or all of the portion of the arterial blood flowing through the cannula is provided into the vein to treat a condition or disease of the target organ, wherein said arterial blood flows through the cannula due to pumping of the patient's heart and without the use of a secondary pump; regulating the pressure of the arterial blood flowing into the vein; and wherein the method further comprises the step of modifying the pressure of the arterial blood flowing into the vein to achieve arterialization over time.