SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TRANSCATHETER VALVE DELIVERY

• Main Authors: Costello, Declan, Gallagher, John, Milroy, John, Rothstein, Paul, Griffin, Patrick, Sandstrom, Jeffrey, Sheahan, Edmond, Jamous, Herinaina Rabarimanantsoa, Corish, Kate, Duffy, Niall, Kenny, Gavin, Dwork, Joshua, Quill, Jason, McGowan Smyth, Deirdre, White, Frank, Anderson, Marc, Creaven, Marian
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.03.2021
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A heart valve therapy system including a delivery device and a stented valve. The delivery device includes an outer sheath, an inner shaft, an optional hub assembly, and a plurality of tethers. In a delivery state, a stent frame of the prosthesis is crimped over the inner shaft and maintained in a c...