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Passive alignment of commissures in prosthetic heart valve implantation

US11925556B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

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

Inventors

Brandon Moore · Gilbert, US
Daniel J. Klima · Andover, US
Kristopher Henry Vietmeier · Monticello, US
Jay Reimer · Saint Paul, US
Peter J. Ness · Minneapolis, US
Ryan Finn · Windom, US
Jeffrey Paul LaPlante · Minneapolis, US
Michael Shane Morrissey · Windom, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 7, 2021
Grant date	Mar 12, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 8, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M25/0152
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes an inner shaft, an outer shaft, and a distal sheath. The distal sheath may be disposed distal to the outer shaft and about a portion of the inner shaft to form a compartment with the inner shaft. The compartment may be sized to receive the prosthetic heart valve. The inner shaft and the distal sheath may be movable relative to one another. A spine may extend along the outer shaft, the spine biasing the outer shaft so that the outer shaft tends to bend in a pre-determined direction.

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