STEERABLE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS

• Main Authors: SANCHEZ, Julio, Cesar, RATZ, J., Brent, SCHEINBLUM, Taylor, Jacob, STEWART, Kevin, M, RABITO, Glen, T, JOHNSON, Garrett, Dallas, LUONG, Hieu, Minh, GOLEMO, Kevin, M, AGUILAR, Ramon, Jr, LAM, Lindsay, GUTIERREZ, Tarannum, Ishaq, COOPER, Alexander, H, WU, Victoria, Cheng-Tan, EDWARDS, Jesse, Robert, LANDON, David, Robert
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 31.03.2021
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DIAGNOSIS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; SURGERY; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

Devices, systems and methods are described herein to provide improved steerability for delivering a prosthesis to a body location, for example, for delivering a replacement mitral valve to a native mitral valve location. The steerable delivery system can contain a steerable rail configured for multi-plane bending to direct a distal end of the delivery system.