Staged deployment devices and method for transcatheter heart valve delivery
US8778019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/9534
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delivery device for a collapsible heart valve includes an operating handle and a catheter assembly. The operating handle includes a frame defining a movement space therein, a carriage assembly moveable in a longitudinal direction within the movement space, and a coupler having locked and unlocked conditions, the coupler being operatively connected to the carriage assembly for movement therewith. The catheter assembly includes a shaft around which a valve-receiving compartment is defined, the shaft being operatively connected to one of the frame or the carriage assembly, and a distal sheath operatively connected to the carriage assembly for movement therewith between a closed condition adapted to maintain the valve in the compartment and an open condition adapted to fully deploy the valve.
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