Patent ID: 8172783
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A system for fluid isolation in a biological mass having at least one upstream channel and at least one downstream channel, comprising: a delivery conduit for administering a fluid to the biological mass, the delivery conduit having a length dimension suitable to be positioned from a first externally accessible channel of a patient adjacent to or into at least one upstream channel of the biological mass by way of a percutaneous transluminal route; and a collection conduit for acquiring the administered fluid, the collection conduit having a length dimension suitable to be positioned from a second externally accessible channel of a patient adjacent to or into at least one downstream channel of the biological mass by way of a percutaneous transluminal route and having a collection seal having a dimension, in one configuration, to occlude the at least one downstream channel; wherein the biological mass is selected from the group consisting of a heart, a portion of a heart, a kidney, a portion of a kidney, a stomach, a liver, and a brain.