Trans-Ventricular Introducer Sheath With Intracardiac Extracardiac Stabilization and a Suture Retention System

Abstract

An intra-cardiac introducer device includes a sheath having an inner wall and an outer wall spaced apart from the inner wall to define a sheath space, the sheath defining a distal end and a proximal end and arranged to penetrate cardiac tissue. A hub is connected to the proximal end of the sheath, an intracardiac stabilization balloon is coupled to the distal end of the sheath, and an external stabilization disc is slidingly positioned along the sheath. The cardiac tissue is sandwiched between the intracardiac stabilization balloon and the external stabilization disc to secure the position of the sheath in the cardiac tissue.

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