CPC A61M 25/0133 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 25/0068 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61B 6/504 (2013.01); A61M 2210/125 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method of accessing an ascending aorta and a descending aorta of a patient, the method comprising:
advancing a catheter through a subclavian artery so that a distal tip of the catheter is at or adjacent the ascending aorta or the descending aorta, with a distal port of the catheter oriented toward the ascending aorta or the descending aorta; and
rotating the catheter about its longitudinal axis such that the distal port of the catheter is oriented toward the other of the ascending aorta or the descending aorta.
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