18894577. MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE (BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.)
MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE
Organization Name
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Inventor(s)
Ephraim Israel Ben-abraham of Rochester MN US
Aaron Chalekian of Minneapolis MN US
Victor Kotov of St. Louis Park MN US
MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18894577 titled 'MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATING DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE
Original Abstract Submitted
This disclosure provides design, material, manufacturing method, and use alternatives for medical devices. An example medical device system for treating a heart, includes a control system including a processor and a pump, a hub coupled to the control system, a catheter shaft having a lumen and a first end coupled to the hub, a first expandable member disposed on the catheter shaft, wherein the first expandable member is configured to be positioned in the superior vena cava and a second expandable member disposed on the catheter shaft. Further, the second expandable member is configured to be positioned in the inferior vena cava and the catheter shaft includes a first aperture configured to permit an auxiliary medical device to pass from the lumen into the right atrium of the heart.
