CPC A61M 27/002 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1204 (2013.01); A61B 17/12109 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61B 17/12186 (2013.01); A61F 2/014 (2020.05); A61B 2017/12004 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of inducing retrograde blood flow, the method comprising:
extending a sheath along a straight path through walls of one of an artery and a vein of a subject, and through an adjacent wall of another one of the artery and the vein, such that a portion of the sheath is positioned within the one of the artery and the vein and a distal end of the sheath is positioned within the another one of the artery and the vein;
inducing retrograde blood flow in the artery; and
delivering the induced retrograde blood flow into the vein of the subject via the sheath.
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