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Delivery system with pacing element

US9326854B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY UNLIMITED COMPANY · IE

Inventors

Mark Casley · Dundrum, IE
Declan Costello · Galway, IE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 13, 2013
Grant date	May 3, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 29, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0043
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Medical device delivery assemblies are disclosed. The assembly may include a catheter-based delivery system. The assembly may include a pacing element to pace a patient's heart before, during, or after a procedure. The pacing element may be a detachable, implanting pacing element. The pacing element may be an implantable pacemaker and the implantable pacemaker may be disposed on a catheter-based delivery system. The assembly may include a prosthetic heart valve with one or more pacing elements on it. The pacing element may include a pacing strip or strips. These strips may be conductive or insulative. These strips may prevent, treat, or correct abnormal electrical communication in a heart.

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