Children's National Medical Center

Paige Mass

Justin Opfermann

Charles Berul

Bradley Clark

Axel Krieger

Rohan Kumthekar

Austeja Staneviciute

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

Growing community of inventors

Washington, DC, United States of America

Paige Mass