Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Peter M Pollak

James P Rohl

Joseph A Dearani

David R Wulfman

Joseph T Delaney, Jr

Brian Joseph Tischler

Brian T Berg

Harold M Burkhart

Sorin V Pislaru

Samuel J Asirvatham

Paul A Friedman

Devon N Arnholt

Charles J Bruce

Katherine Lorraine Baldwin

David J Lehse

Joel T Eggert

Mary M Byron

James K Cawthra, Jr

Benn Horrisberger

Michael Eppihimer

Joseph Thomas Delaney, Jr

Joseph Thomas Delaney

Brian J Tischler

Jr James K Cawthra

Devices and methods for the treatment of heart conditions, and other medical purposes, include cardiac pacing systems. For example, this document describes temporary transvenous endocardial pacemaker systems and devices for deploying such systems without the need for conventional imaging procedures.

Temporary pacemaker systems and deployment systems

A direct visualization catheter includes an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a transparent balloon attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a first layer comprising a thermoset polymer and a plurality of polymeric fibers at least partially embedded in the thermoset polymer and a second layer disposed on the first layer and comprising a hydrogel.

Balloon catheter suturing systems, methods, and devices having pledgets

A heart valve anchor has a body that includes a distal portion, a distal end, a proximal portion, and a proximal end. The distal end and the proximal end define a longitudinal axis. The body has an expandable portion that includes a first radially expandable portion at the distal portion of the body, a second radially expandable portion at the proximal portion of the body, and a root portion disposed between the first and second radially expandable portions. The body has a first configuration adapted to be housed at least partially within a tissue penetrating device, and a second configuration in which the first and second radially expandable portions are partially or fully expanded such that the anchor engages tissue in a region between the first and second radially expandable portions.

Heart tissue anchors

An introducer catheter device comprising a handle and an elongate shaft coupled to the handle and extending therefrom. The shaft defines a lumen therethrough, a longitudinal axis, and a first aperture in connection with the lumen. The shaft includes a movable deployment element configured for deploying an ancillary device from the first aperture at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis.

Introducer systems, devices and methods for heart valve reductions

Devices and methods for the treatment of heart conditions are provided herein. For example, this document provides devices and methods for treating tricuspid valve regurgitation by percutaneously implanting a prosthetic tricuspid valve.

Percutaneously-deployable prosthetic tricuspid valve

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Atlantic Beach, FL, United States of America

Peter M Pollak