Apparatus and method for aortic protection and TAVI planar alignment
US9480561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1086
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly for guiding a medical apparatus within a patient includes an elongated shaft and a balloon affixed to the shaft and movable between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. A mesh material may be affixed to the shaft and movable between a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. The balloon may project away from the shaft when the balloon is in the expanded condition. The mesh material may project away from the shaft when the mesh material is in the expanded condition.
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