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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2016
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Huisun Wang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Valerie J. Glazier, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jacob John Daly, Blaine, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A delivery devicefor a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes a catheter assemblyincluding a shaftaround which a compartmentis defined, the compartmentbeing adapted to receive the valve in an assembled condition, and a retainerincluding a pusherand a holderadapted to retain a stent portionof the valve. The catheter assemblyalso includes a distal sheathadapted to selectively cover and uncover the compartmentand the valve, the distal sheathextending around the shaftat least when the distal sheathcovers the compartmentThe pusherincludes one or more recessesin a retention edgethereof, each recessbeing adapted to receive a junctionat an end of the stent portionof the valve. The holderincludes one or more elongated ribseach ribbeing adapted to fit into a cell openingof the stent portionof the valve.