Transcatheter delivery system with wheel actuation

US10898324B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC. · US

Inventors

• Michael Shane Morrissey · Windom, US
• Bruce Edward Frohman · Virginia, US
• Michael William Metz · Minneapolis, US
• Janis Paulis Skujins · Minneapolis, US
• David John Copeland · Minnetonka, US
• Spencer Patrick Brown · Readington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 10, 2018
• Grant date: Jan 26, 2021
• Expiry date: Aug 12, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2/9517
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A delivery device 1010 for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve 200, the delivery device including an inner shaft 1026, a distal sheath 1024 disposed about a portion of the inner shaft and forming a compartment 1023 with the inner shaft, the compartment being adapted to receive the prosthetic heart valve, the inner shaft and the distal sheath being movable relative to one another, and a handle 1020 including a frame 1030 having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the handle further including a deployment actuator 1021 and a hub 1100, each of the deployment actuator and the hub being independently capable of opening and closing the compartment, the hub further including a hub actuator 1600 coupled to the inner shaft.