US 10,478,299 B2Granted

Low crossing profile delivery catheter for cardiovascular prosthetic implant

AssigneeDFM Corporation

InventorsKevin C. Robin, Do Uong, Gordon B. Bishop

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Abstract

A delivery catheter and a method for deploying a cardiovascular prosthetic implant using a minimally invasive procedure are disclosed. The delivery catheter comprises an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end has an outer diameter of 18 French or less, a cardiovascular prosthetic implant at the distal end of the catheter body, wherein the cardiovascular prosthetic implant comprises an inflatable cuff and a tissue valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, and at least one link between the catheter body and the cardiovascular prosthetic implant.

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Dependent claims

A method of deploying a cardiovascular prosthetic implant, the method comprising the steps of:

translumenally advancing a catheter having a distal portion with a diameter of 18 French and carrying a cardiovascular prosthetic implant with a tissue valve having a thickness of at least about 0.011 inches to a position proximate a native valve of a patient, wherein the cardiovascular prosthetic implant comprises an inflatable cuff, a tissue valve coupled to the inflatable cuff;
inflating the inflatable cuff fully with a hardenable inflation media;
and
removing the catheter from the patient, leaving the hardenable inflation media in the cardiovascular prosthetic implant within the patient.

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Facts

Application: 15/438,575Filed 21 Feb 2017 · continuation
Priority: 19 May 2010
Published: US 2017/0290660 A112 Oct 2017
Granted: 19 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

A61F 2/2436
Devices for manipulating or deploying heart valves during implantation: deployment by retracting a sheath
A61F 2/2418
With soft flexible valve members, e.g. tissue valves shaped like natural valves: scaffolds therefor, e.g. support stents
A61F 2/2427
Heart valves ; Vascular valves, e.g. venous valves; Heart implants, e.g. passive devices for improving the function of the native valve or the…:…
A61F 2/2439
Devices for manipulating or deploying heart valves during implantation: expansion controlled by filaments

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Application61/346,390Us provisional application · filed 19 May 2010
Application61/411,862Us provisional application · filed 9 Nov 2010
Application13/110,780Parent of this continuation · filed 18 May 2011
US 2017/0290660 A1Pre-grant publication · published 12 Oct 2017
US 9,603,708 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2012/0016468 A1Published application
US 10,478,299 B2This patent

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