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Hypotube shaft with articulation mechanism

US9277990B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

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

Inventors

Daniel J. Klima · Andover, US
Jeffrey Paul LaPlante · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 12, 2013
Grant date	Mar 8, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 11, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/015
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A delivery device for a prosthetic heart valve includes a shaft, a sheath, and a pull wire. The shaft has a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis. The sheath is attached to the shaft and is rotatable about an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The pull wire is mechanically coupled to the sheath such that movement of the pull wire rotates the sheath relative to the shaft. The sheath may be in a first position relative to the shaft when a distal end of the pull wire is in a first position and may be in a second position when the distal end of the pull wire is in a second position. Deflection of the sheath relative to the shaft enables a prosthetic valve to be axially aligned with the native valve annulus for deployment.

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