Patent · US Active

Steerable catheter and dilator and system and method for implanting a heart implant

US8591460B2 · kind B2 · utility

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109References

22Claims

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Assignee

Cardiosolutions, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jonathan E. Wilson · Mattapoisett, US
Robert J. St. John · Mansfield, US
Eric William Conley · South Berwick, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2009
Grant date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 7, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/0681
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A catheter according to one embodiment may be configured to extend through a transseptal puncture site, a left atrium, and into a left ventricle. The catheter may comprise a shaft defining at least one lumen configured to receive at least one of an implant and/or a dilator, a first steerable actuator coupled to the shaft at a position on the shaft substantially corresponding to the annulus of the mitral valve when the distal end of the shaft is disposed within the left ventricle, and a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of the shaft. The handle assembly may comprise a first actuator coupled to the first steerable actuator. The first actuator may be configured to apply a force to the first steerable actuator to deflect the shaft about a region proximate to the first steerable actuator.

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