Patent ID: 6056723
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A catheter system for occluding a patient's ascending aorta and returning oxygenated blood to the patient from a bypass system, comprising:a shaft having a blood flow lumen, the blood flow lumen being sized to provide full bypass support for a patient;an occluding member mounted to the shaft, the occluding member having a collapsed shape and an expanded shape, the expanded shape being sized and configured to occlude a patient's ascending aorta;a venous cannula having a blood withdrawal lumen; anda bypass system coupled to the blood withdrawal lumen for receiving blood from the patient, the bypass system also being coupled to the blood flow lumen for returning blood to the patient;the shaft also having first and second openings in fluid communication with the blood flow lumen, the first opening being positioned proximal to the occluding member and the second opening being positioned distal to the occluding member.