Transcatheter delivery system with wheel actuation

US11957580B2 · 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: Nov 13, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 16, 2024
• Expiry date: Sep 9, 2041

Classification

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

Abstract

A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, the delivery device including an inner shaft, a distal sheath disposed about a portion of the inner shaft and forming a compartment 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 including a frame having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the handle further including a deployment actuator and a hub, each of the deployment actuator and the hub being independently capable of opening and closing the compartment, the hub further including a hub actuator coupled to the inner shaft.