Children's National Medical Center

Charles Berul

Justin Opfermann

Axel Krieger

Bradley Clark

Paige Mass

Peter Kim

Rohan Kumthekar

Austeja Staneviciute

Tanya Davis

Morgan Loftis

The present disclosure is related to a device for gripping catheters that are used in interventional cardiac procedures without causing internal catheter damage. The present disclosure will allow the operator to maintain improved stability and maneuverability compared with current approaches, including, primarily, digital manipulation, which can lead to fatigue, instability and inappropriate catheter movement. Specifically in the pediatric population where small movements can lead to severe and permanent complications, the present disclosure has the potential to increase the safety profile of already high-risk interventional catheterization and electrophysiology procedures.

Soft cylindrical torque tool for medical devices with lumen

The present disclosure relates to devices used to access the pericardial space of the heart. In particular, the present disclosure describes an apparatus to enable an operator to access the pericardial space of the heart, and deliver cardiac therapies to the pericardial space, under direct visualization through a single, small incision.

Apparatus for accessing the pericardial space

The present disclosure is a device and method associated with the delivery of medical devices in the pericardial space using a minimally invasive approach with direct visualization. More specifically, the device can be used to deliver permanent pacing, defibrillation and cardiac resynchronization leads, as well as leadless pacemakers for cardiac rhythm management to the epicardial surface of the heart. A subxiphoid procedure is proposed as a minimally invasive alternative to thoracotomy, while the delivery tool incorporates a camera for direct visualization of the procedure. The tool also incorporates a steerable catheter to provide selective control of the placement and orientation of the medical device in the pericardial space.

Delivery tool and method for devices in the pericardial space

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Charles Berul