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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Ralph Joseph Thomas, Champlin, MN (US);
Aaron J. Chalekian, Savage, MN (US);
Gary W. Geiger, Fridley, MN (US);
Peter J. Ness, Minneapolis, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A transcatheter valve delivery system includes a longitudinal member extending between a proximal end and a distal end, and having a compartment adjacent the distal end for holding a medical device in a collapsed condition. An alignment element is connected to the longitudinal member and is movable relative to the longitudinal member between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the alignment element is configured to urge against an anatomical surface to position the longitudinal member at a desired location relative to the anatomical surface.