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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2013
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Susheel R Deshmukh, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Joshua J. Dwork, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Patrick Griffin, Ballybrit, IE;
Patrick E. Macaulay, Windsor, CA (US);
A K M Masud, Mounds View, MN (US);
Adam J. Shipley, San Rafael, CA (US);
John P. Shanahan, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Hubert K. Young, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Stephen J. Peter, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Gustaf L P Belt, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for delivering and implanting heart valves are disclosed. The delivery systems can include an integrated introducer. The integrated introducer can include a sheath having an inner diameter that is smaller than the outer diameter of a delivery capsule of the delivery system and an outer diameter that is approximately equal to the outer diameter of the delivery capsule. The integrated introducer can include a hub having a hemostatic seal. The hub can have a locking mechanism configured to fix the integrated introducer in place on the delivery system.