DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY AND DEPLOYMENT OF BALLOON EXPANDABLE TRANSCATHETER VALVES

• Main Authors: MCGUINN, Alan, O'CONNOR, Michael, MULLEN, Conleth, TWOHIG, Eoghan, SHEREMETIEV, Dmitry, BARAJAS-TORRES, Martha, KENNY, Gavin, JENNINGS, Padraigh, COMAR, Amy, IRWIN, Padraig, HOGAN, Simon, CHANG, William, COURTNEY, Alistair, MCCULLOUGH, Jonathan, ANDERSON, Marc, NORGROVE, Matthew, MARTIN, Shane, SILKE, Declan, BERTHIAUME, William, FALLON, Micheal, LYDON, David, MITCHELL, James, CAHILL, Richard, DUFFY, Niall, NEWELL, Kevin, RIVERA, Leonila, CONNOLLY, Reiss, JAGER, Tamas, HANNON, James, UNG, Victoria
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 03.03.2022
• 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; 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

Balloon catheters for delivery of prosthetic hear valves is provided. The balloon catheters are configured to deploy a prosthetic heart valve through inflation. The balloon catheters are further configured with one or more retention bumpers to reduce or prevent migration of the prosthetic heart valv...