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US 2024/0173065 A1Published application
Transcatheter Tools for Basilica or Lampoon Procedure and Methods of Using Same
AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
InventorNicholas Steenwyk
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a medical instrument includes a flexible sheath configured to pass through the femoral artery, an inner catheter at least partially disposed within the sheath and rotatable relative thereto, the inner catheter has a deflectable section, a pair of opposing jaws coupled to the inner catheter, the pair of opposing jaws having an open condition and a closed condition, and a cutting mechanism disposed adjacent to at least one of the pair of opposing jaws.
Claims20
A medical instrument, comprising:
- a flexible sheath configured and sized to pass through a femoral artery;
- an inner catheter at least partially disposed within the sheath and rotatable and translatable relative thereto, the inner catheter having a deflectable section;
- a pair of opposing jaws coupled to the inner catheter, the pair of opposing jaws having an open condition and a closed condition;
- and
- a cutting mechanism disposed adjacent to at least one of the pair of opposing jaws.
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A method of treatment, comprising:
- providing a medical instrument including a flexible sheath, an inner catheter at least partially disposed within the sheath and rotatable relative thereto, the inner catheter having a deflectable section, a pair of opposing jaws coupled to the inner catheter, the pair of opposing jaws having an open condition and a closed condition, and a cutting mechanism disposed adjacent to at least one of the pair of opposing jaws;
- advancing the medical instrument to a prosthetic leaflet of a first prosthetic heart valve;
- grasping the prosthetic leaflet with the pair of opposing jaws;
- and
- cutting the prosthetic leaflet with the cutting mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.