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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tram U. Le, Corona, CA (US);
Justin Mann, Lake Elsinore, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for providing a continuous passage through a delivery catheter comprising a handle that defines an internal chamber. A first tube having a proximal end and a distal end and a first bore, the first tube being fixedly mounted within the handle, wherein the first bore at the distal end of the first tube is shaped to define a first inverse conical surface. A second tube having a proximal end and a distal end and a second bore, the second tube being slidably mounted within the handle, wherein the second bore is in axial alignment with the first bore. A third tube having a proximal end and a distal end and a third bore.