Patent ID: 8771216
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A fluid communication device configured to provide fluid flow between first and second chambers separated by tissue, the device including: a body configured to engage the tissue, the body including first and third openings for fluidic communication with the first chamber, second and fourth openings for fluidic communication with first and second members respectively, a first fluid passage providing for fluidic communication between the first and second openings and a second fluid passage providing for fluidic communication between the third and fourth openings; the first and second members extending from the body and being configured to be inserted through the tissue; the first member including a first opening near a first end of the member for fluidic communication with the second chamber, a second opening near a second end of the first member for fluidic communication with the second opening of the body, and a fluid passage providing for fluidic communication between the openings; the second member including a first opening near a first end of the second member for fluidic communication with the second chamber, a second opening near a second end of the second member for fluidic communication with the fourth opening of the body, and a fluid passage providing for fluidic communication between the openings; and a head extending from the first end of one of the first or second members, the head being configured to be insertable through the tissue, wherein the second member is greater in length than the first member, and wherein the second member is configured to support a wall of the second chamber to maintain the second chamber in an open position relative to the first member thereby allowing for unimpeded flow of fluid from the first chamber to the second chamber via the first member.