Transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery system with lateral offset control

US10765513B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Medtronic Vascular, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jill Mendelson · San Francisco, US
• Michele Silver · Santa Rosa, US
• Michael Gloss · Minneapolis, US
• Timothy Groen · Rush City, US
• Paul Rothstein · Elk River, US
• Jeffrey Sandstrom · Scandia, US
• Phil Haarstad · Minneapolis, US
• Joel Racchini · St. Louis Park, US
• David J. Blaeser · Brooklyn Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 6, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 8, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 1, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2230/0063
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Delivery devices for a stented prosthetic heart valve. The delivery device includes a spindle, at least one cord, and a lateral control feature. The cord is tensioned to crimp the prosthesis to a compressed condition for delivery to a target site. Tension is lessened to allow the prosthesis to self-expand. In a tethered and expanded state in which the prosthesis has self-expanded and is connected to the spindle by the cord, the lateral control feature directs the spindle to a prescribed location relative to the prosthesis appropriate for a functional evaluation of the prosthesis. In some embodiments, the spindle is directed to a center of the prosthesis; in other embodiments, the spindle is held at a commissure of the prosthesis. The lateral control features of the present disclosure assume numerous forms.