Patent attributes
A system and method for regulating blood flow rate or blood pressure in a second blood vessel or heart chamber to achieve a balanced flow rate or blood pressure between the second blood vessel or heart chamber and a first blood vessel or heart chamber, wherein the first and the second blood vessels and heart chambers are on opposite sides of the circulatory system. The system comprises a monitor that monitors parameters indicative of a difference between the flow rates or blood pressures of the first and the second blood vessels or heart chambers. A regulator regulates the blood flow rate or blood pressure in at least a portion of the second blood vessel or heart chamber. A controller is configured to receive a signal from the monitor and to determine a difference between the flow rate or blood pressure of the first blood vessel or heart chamber and the flow rate or blood pressure of the second blood vessel or heart chamber. The controller determines a second blood flow rate or blood pressure in the second blood vessel or heart chamber that generates the balanced flow rate or blood pressure between the first and the second blood vessels or heart chambers. The controller then signals the regulator to generate the second determined blood flow rate or blood pressure in the at least portion of the lumen of the second blood vessel or heart chamber.
