Patent ID: 8550973

Claim:
A method for assisting the heart of a patient comprising the steps of: inserting a pulmonary artery (PA) cannula into the right internal jugular vein of the patient; moving the PA cannula in the vasculature and into the PA of the patient via an anatomical pathway through the right heart; inserting a right atria (RA) cannula into the a peripheral vein of the patient; moving the RA cannula in the vasculature and into the RA of the patient, so that the right ventricle of the patient is bypassed; connecting the RA cannula and the PA cannula to a blood pump disposed outside of the patient, with the RA cannula connected to an inlet of the blood pump and the PA cannula connected to an outlet of the blood pump; and activating the blood pump to provide only right ventricular assist to the heart of the patient and without open heart surgery or left ventricle support.