Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

Medtronic Vascular Galway Limited

Kenneth Dale Warnock, Jr

Niall F Duffy

Darren A Janzig

Philip Jon Haarstad

Igor Kovalsky

Jason L Quill

Shyam Gokaldas

Ana Menk

Frank Harewood

Marian Patricia Lally

Daniel M Gelfman

Peter A Lunn

Lee A Core

Michael Papa

Michael Riopel

Michelle Provost

Jonathon M Lobbins

Devices, systems, and methods for crimping a medical device are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to devices, systems, and methods for reducing the diameter of a collapsible heart valve prosthesis to be loaded onto a delivery device. The devices, systems, and methods using at least one funnel to crimp the heart valve prosthesis and load it onto the delivery system.

Devices and methods for crimping a medical device

A medical catheter including a composite laminated shaft having a longitudinal segment that is mechanically deformed to have reduced and varying stiffness. A method of making the catheter is also disclosed.

Composite laminated catheter with flexible segment and method of making same

A catheter includes an elongate member having a braided reinforcing layer. The reinforcing layer comprises a plurality of continuous filaments that transform from a braided configuration to short axially oriented segments in a least one location along the catheter. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a braided elongate member including providing a core, forming at least one braided portion with a plurality of filaments and forming at least one short axially oriented segment with at least a portion of the same plurality of filaments.

Braided catheter reinforcement layer having short axial filament segments

A catheter includes an elongate member having a braided reinforcing layer encased within a polymeric bonding layer. The reinforcing layer comprises a plurality of continuous filaments that transform from a full complement braid configuration to a partial complement braid configuration in a least one location along the catheter. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a braided elongate member including providing a core, forming at least one full complement braid portion with a plurality of filaments and forming at least one partial complement braid portion with a portion of the same plurality of filaments.

Catheter with reinforcing layer having variable strand construction

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Manchester, MN, United States of America

Kenneth Dale Warnock, Jr