| 摘要 |
A two-staged venous cannula is disclosed having an angled bend near the distal end. In a preferred embodiment, the angle is a right angle. The angle bend allows the cannulation to take place near the junction of the inferior vena cava and the right atrium instead of higher in the right atrium. The cannula has a drainage hole at the apex of the angled bend to act as a blood collection port and a drainage hole at the distal end of the cannula to drain the inferior vena cava. The two-stage venous cannula is made of a rigid material at its distal end so that the distal end of the cannula may be easily inserted into the patient's heart through the right atrium. The disclosed cannula keeps the cannula away from the aorta, allows the cannula to exit the superior vena cava at an angle more perpendicular to the axis of the superior vena cava and allows the cannula to be used in minimally invasive surgical procedures where size and access restrictions often make it difficult to place and maintain such devices. |
