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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Arthur Passman, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Linda Thai, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Michael C. Murad, Lake Mathews, CA (US);
Assignee:
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2/9517 (2020.05);
Abstract
A catheter device includes a shaft having a steerable distal portion and a plurality of layers including a braided layer. A first pull-wire lumen is disposed at least partially within the braided layer, and a second pull-wire lumen is disposed at least partially within the braided layer. The first pull-wire lumen and the second pull-wire lumen are circumferentially spaced apart from each other in the steerable distal portion of the shaft.