Merit Medical Systems, Inc.

Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, Inc.

University of Kentucky Research Foundation

Other

Medtronic, Inc.

John Gurley

Joseph Creagan Trautman

Brice Arnault De La Menardiere

Clayton Baldwin

John Louis Sommer

Douglas S Hine

Chien-Suu Kuo

Some of the present methods include, and some embodiments of the present systems are configured for gaining access to a patient's vessel by way of the vessel (i.e. from the inside out). Some embodiments facilitate gaining access to an occluded vessel, where part of the access path is through the occlusion.

Catheter systems, kits, and methods for gaining access to a vessel

A catheter system for accessing the central venous system through an occlusion in the neck region.

Occlusion access systems

Occlusion access method

Occlusion access system

A catheter system and method of use for re-establishing venous access near an occluded vessel.

Central venous access system

A lead connector including a connector element array is fitted into a selected adaptor from a plurality of adaptors to electrically couple one or more elements of the connector element array, corresponding to one or more selected electrodes from an array of lead electrodes, to one or more contact zones of the selected adaptor in order to facilitate electrical connection with an implantable medical device.

Medical lead connector systems with adapters

An electrode catheter is provided having a predetermined flexibility throughout the entire length or at least at the contact portion, such as the electrode region, to allow for the molding of the contact portion such that it conforms to the shape of the heart at a preselected desired target area, such as the isthmus between the inlet of inferior vena cava and posterior tricuspid annulus. The catheter also includes a guiding sheath that is preferably semirigid and may be pre-shaped with at least one bend or angulation to assist in molding to ensure that the electrode region overlies the desired target treatment area. A remotely controlled anchoring device is provided at the distal end of the catheter for anchoring it in position to facilitate the molding operation and placement over the target treatment area. A method of cardiac ablation using the catheter of the present invention is also disclosed.

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Lexington, KY, United States of America

John Gurley