Delivery systems for delivering prosthetic heart valve devices and associated methods
US10792151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0069
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems for delivering prosthetic heart valve devices can include, for example, an elongated catheter body, a deliver capsule carried by the catheter body, and an expandable atraumatic member. The delivery capsule includes a platform and a housing having an outer wall and a proximal rim, and the platform is configured to be releasably coupled to a prosthetic heart valve device. The housing is configured to slide along the platform from a containment configuration to a deployment configuration. The expandable atraumatic member has an atraumatic surface and a peripheral portion. The atraumatic member has a compacted configuration and an expanded configuration in which the peripheral portion extends laterally outward over the proximal rim of the housing to protect tissue of the heart and the vasculature from potentially being damaged by the proximal rim of the housing as the delivery system is withdrawn in a proximal direction through the patient.
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