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US 12,642,657 B2Granted
Catheters for implants and medical procedures and methods of use thereof
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorKurt Kelly Reed
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Abstract
A delivery catheter is in various embodiments configured to deliver an anchoring device to a native valve annulus of a patient's heart, where the anchoring device can better secure a prosthesis at the native annulus. The delivery catheter may include a flexible portion configured to form a spiral shape in embodiments.
Claims20
A system for delivering an implant to a portion of a patient's body, the system comprising:
- a delivery catheter including:
- an elongate shaft having a flexible portion,
- a spine including an elongate strip extending longitudinally in a spiral along a first portion of the flexible portion,
- a tether extending longitudinally in a spiral along a second portion of the flexible portion that is circumferentially spaced from the first portion, and
- wherein the flexible portion is configured to form a spiral shape upon a longitudinal force being applied to the tether.
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