Patent ID: 6152141
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
A method for delivering a therapeutic agent to the heart of a patient comprising the steps of:placing an aortic occlusion device in a location within a patient's ascending aorta, the aortic occlusion device having an occluding member and a lumen extending therethrough having an outlet in fluid communication with the patient's ascending aorta;expanding said occluding member within the patient's ascending aorta to occlude the ascending aorta;infusing a cardioplegic agent into a coronary vasculature of said patient to arrest the patient's heart;maintaining circulation of oxygenated blood in the patient while the patient's heart is arrested; anddelivering a therapeutic agent into the coronary vasculature through the aortic occlusion device.