Today’s Patent – Method and Apparatus for Catheter-Based Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

The said product (US11964091B1) has been made by Tim A. FischellFrank SaltielJeffrey PAYNE and patented by USPTO on October 10^th, 2023. Currently, it stands assigned to Vantis Vascular Inc.

The above-mentioned patent is a method utilized for performing transseptal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. In layman language this method is used for treating heart related blockages. It is used in puncturing a septum between the right atrium and the left atrium and advancing a catheter system through the puncture and into the aorta.

More specifically, the methods and apparatuses described herein may relate to apparatuses that may enable a surgeon to perform ECMO procedures through a catheter guided to a patient’s heart region.