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Transseptal catheterization assembly and methods

US9326756B2 · kind B2 · utility

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32References

19Claims

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Assignee

St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. · US

Inventors

Todd Stangenes · Minneapolis, US
Brian Schmidt · Snohomish, US
Xuan Yen Khieu · Maple Grove, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2006
Grant date	May 3, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

Improved hand assemblies and methods combining a number of the separate known devices used in transseptal catheterization procedures, including sheaths, dilators, and needle assemblies (including a puncture device and a stylet, for example). The hand assemblies provide cooperating members that reduce the overall complexity and increase safety of transseptal catheterization procedures.

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