Patent ID: 9089414
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting a prosthetic conduit into a cardiac structure, comprising: inserting a distal end of a delivery catheter into a left atrium of a heart, the prosthetic conduit being carried in a radially compressed or collapsed state by the distal end of the delivery catheter; expanding an inlet portion of the prosthetic conduit in a pulmonary vein such that the inlet portion of the prosthetic conduit becomes anchored within the pulmonary vein, the conduit extending from the pulmonary vein into the left atrium, and directing a flow of blood from the pulmonary vein through a lumen of the prosthetic conduit and outwardly through an outlet portion of the prosthetic conduit; and locating the outlet portion such that the flow of blood is directed substantially into a left atrial appendage.