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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Medtronic Vascular Galway, Ballybrit, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Niall Duffy, Ballybrit, IE;
Marian Creaven, Ballybrit, IE;
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular Galway, , IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61M 25/0138 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machined or molded hinge design, for use with a delivery device, which allows for controlled deflection of a large diameter catheter. With embodiments in which the delivery device is employed to implant a prosthetic heart valve, deflection of the catheter allows for central alignment of the delivery system in the native annulus during deployment of the bioprosthesis.