Patent ID: 8636692
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical device positionable within a patient's heart, the medical device comprising: a sheath sized to receive a catheter, the sheath defining a sheath lumen, a proximal end, a distal end, and a distal tip; the sheath defining a chamber, the chamber defining a larger cross-sectional area than a cross-sectional area of the sheath lumen; a valve disposed within the sheath lumen proximate the distal end; and the sheath defining a plurality of ports disposed around the exterior of the chamber proximal the valve, the plurality of ports and the valve being a distance from the distal tip of the sheath such that when the distal tip of the sheath is positioned in a left atrium of the heart, the plurality of ports and the valve are positioned within the right atrium of the heart.