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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Todd Stangenes, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian Schmidt, Bloomington, MN (US);
Xuan Khieu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Todd Stangenes, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Brian Schmidt, Bloomington, MN (US);
Xuan Khieu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/3478 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00247 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00392 (2013.01); A61B 2019/304 (2013.01); A61M 25/0084 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0681 (2013.01);
Abstract
Improved hand assemblies and methods combining a number of the separate known devices used in transseptal catheterization procedures, including sheaths, dilators, and needle assemblies (including a puncture device and a stylet, for example). The hand assemblies provide cooperating members that reduce the overall complexity and increase safety of transseptal catheterization procedures.