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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
May. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Cardioprecision Limited, Glasgow, GB;
Inventors:
Fraser William Havern Sutherland, Glasgow, GB;
Ying Sutherland, Glasgow, GB;
Assignee:
CardioPrecision Limited, Glasgow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 25/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61B 17/3415 (2013.01); A61B 17/3478 (2013.01); A61M 25/04 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for accessing a mitral valve that includes forming an incision and inserting a first catheter comprising a lumen. The first catheter is adapted to be directed towards a left atrium and the first catheter has a working length of approximately 15 cm to approximately 52 cm. The method further includes utilizing a trocar in the first catheter to penetrate a pericardium and utilizing the trocar to penetrate the left atrium. The method further includes accessing the mitral valve from an antegrade direction.