Heart valve delivery system
CA 2609201 C · Owner: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation · Inventors: Taylor, David M.
Overview
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A delivery system for delivering a prosthetic heart valve (11) to a native valve site within the human vasculature. The prosthetic valve is disposed on a balloon (252) at the end of a balloon catheter. The balloon catheter passes through a delivery sleeve assembly and handle. A pull wire travels from the handle to a distal end of the delivery sleeve assembly. Actuation of the handle pulls on the pull wire, which causes openings in a slotted tube (20) of the delivery sleeve assembly to close, thus causing the delivery sleeve assembly to bend. A stretchable cover is placed over the slotted tube for biasing the steerable catheter toward a straight position. Once advanced to the native …
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- Filed June 9, 2006 and granted October 15, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 9, 2026.
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