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Transapical delivery device and method of use

US9504569B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by

11References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Medtronic 3F Therapeutics, Inc. · US

Inventors

Andrzej M. Malewicz · Minneapolis, US
Matthew Weston · Roseville, US
David Elizondo · Champlin, US
Daniel Weber · Great Neck, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 2010
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 4, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2/9522
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A delivery device for a stented heart valve that includes a handle, an inner catheter shaft extending from the handle and having an enlarged bumper element at a distal end, an outer catheter shaft extending from the handle and slidably coupled around the inner catheter shaft, and a retraction mechanism for controlling longitudinal movement of the outer catheter shaft relative to the inner catheter shaft. The outer catheter shaft includes a generally cylindrical housing at a distal end that is structured to receive the bumper element therein.

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