St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.

Tim Marass

Ryan Hendrickson

David J Kim

The present disclosure generally relates to medical devices and methods for navigating a catheter shaft into the body of a subject during an intracoronary or other medical procedure and controlling the distal end of the catheter shaft. The present disclosure includes the use of an introducer positioning device that may be used in combination with an introducer. The introducer positioning device when used in combination with an introducer allows a catheter shaft to be inserted therethrough and into the introducer shaft located in the introducer where a distal end of the catheter shaft is aligned with the distal end of the introducer shaft.

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Tim Marass