US 12,232,730 B2
Implantable flow connector
Michael Paris, Lansdale, PA (US); Adam Dakin, Fort Washington, PA (US); Todd Polk, Doylestown, PA (US); Mahesh Krishnamoorthy, Lansdale, PA (US); Jin Park, Parsippany, NJ (US); Michael Longo, Glenmoore, PA (US); and Peter Hinchliffe, Campbell Hall, NY (US)
Assigned to TVA Medical, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by TVA Medical, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/133,000.
Application 17/133,000 is a division of application No. 15/017,620, filed on Feb. 6, 2016, granted, now 10,987,106.
Application 15/017,620 is a continuation of application No. 13/792,012, filed on Mar. 9, 2013, granted, now 9,282,967, issued on Mar. 15, 2016.
Application 13/792,012 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/716,179, filed on Dec. 16, 2012, granted, now 8,961,446, issued on Feb. 24, 2015.
Application 13/716,179 is a continuation of application No. 12/185,811, filed on Aug. 4, 2008, granted, now 8,366,651, issued on Feb. 5, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/624,375, filed on Apr. 15, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/953,570, filed on Aug. 2, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2021/0177420 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/11 (2013.01) [A61B 17/0643 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1107 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1135 (2013.01); A61B 17/12009 (2013.01); A61M 27/002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of implanting and securing an implantable flow connector in a body of a patient for providing communication of a first space within the body of the patient with a second space within the body of the patient, the method comprising:
providing a manufactured flow connector having a longitudinally extending wall forming a conduit having a longitudinally extending lumen within the longitudinally extending wall, the lumen having a first orifice at a first end portion of the conduit and a second orifice at a second end portion of the conduit;
inserting a first retention device through a side opening formed in a wall of the first space within the body;
inserting the flow connector into the first retention device; and
positioning an end opening of the second space within the body external of the flow connector such that the flow connector provides fluid communication in an end to side connection of the first space within the body and the second space within the body.