Medtronic Vascular Galway Limited

Medtronic, Inc.

John Milroy

Niall F Duffy

Declan P Costello

John Gallagher

Marc A Anderson

Marian Creaven

Patrick Griffin

Paul T Rothstein

Jeffrey D Sandstrom

Joshua J Dwork

Jason L Quill

Gavin Kenny

Edmond Sheahan

Frank White

Kate Corish

Herinaina Rabarimanantsoa Jamous

Paul Devereux

Deirdre Bridget McGowan Smyth

Patrick Edward Macaulay

Ahmed M Elmouelhi

Stephen J Peter

Evelyn Birmingham

Deirdre Mcgowan Smyth

A heart valve therapy system including a delivery device and a stented valve. The delivery device includes an outer sheath, an inner shaft, an optional hub assembly, and a plurality of tethers. In a delivery state, a stent frame of the prosthesis is crimped over the inner shaft and maintained in a compressed condition by the outer sheath. The tethers are connected to the stent frame. In a partial deployment state, the outer sheath is at least partially withdrawn, allowing the stent frame to self-expand. Tension in the tethers prevents the stent frame from rapidly expanding and optionally allowing recapture. Upon completion of the stent frame expansion, the tethers are withdrawn.

Systems, devices and methods for transcatheter valve delivery

The invention features modular implantable ventricular assist devices configured to be, at least in part, assembled within a patient. The devices generally include a pump assembly and an expandable frame. The frame is configured to engage tissue of a patient when implanted. The pump assembly is configured to be operably coupled to the frame when the frame is implanted and in the expanded configuration.

Modular implantable ventricular assist device

An elastic percutaneous elastic introducer sheath is disclosed which can locally expand and reduce to accommodate a transcatheter medical device. The elastic introducer sheath includes a non-circumferentially continuous elastic frame, a liner, and a jacket.

Elastic introducer sheath

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Ballybrit, Ireland

John Milroy