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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Jenavalve Technology, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Helmut Straubinger, Aschheim, DE;
Arnulf Mayer, Markt Schwaben, DE;
Johannes Jung, Pforzheim-Huchenfeld, DE;
Assignee:
JenaValve Technology, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/9517 (2020.05); A61F 2002/9505 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9665 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61M 2025/09141 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a catheter system for introducing a heart valve stent into the body of a patient. The catheter system includes a catheter tip having a seat portion for accommodating the stent in its collapsed state and a stent holder for releasably fixing the stent, wherein the seat portion is constituted by a first sleeve and a second sleeve, said sleeves being moveable relative to each other and relative to the stent holder, and a catheter shaft for connecting the catheter tip to a handle.