Transapical passive articulation delivery system design
First Claim
1. A delivery system for delivering a medical device to an implantation site in a patient, comprising:
- a proximal sheath extending in a longitudinal direction;
a distal sheath slidable relative to the proximal sheath;
a compartment defined between a shaft and the distal sheath and adapted to receive the medical device in an assembled condition; and
an articulating joint having a first portion directly coupled to the shaft and a second portion directly coupled to the proximal sheath, the first portion being pivotable relative to the second portion so as to pivot the compartment from a first orientation extending in the longitudinal direction to a second orientation extending transverse to the longitudinal direction,wherein a proximal end of the distal sheath is positioned distal of a distal end of the proximal sheath.
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Abstract
A delivery system (100) for delivering a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes a body (120) extending in a longitudinal direction and a sheath (130) slidable relative to the body. A compartment (155) is defined inside the sheath and is adapted to receive the collapsible prosthetic heart valve in a collapsed condition. The system includes an articulating joint having a first portion operatively connected to the compartment and a second portion operatively connected to the body. The first portion is pivotable relative to the second position so as to pivot the sheath from a first orientation extending in the longitudinal direction to a second orientation extending transverse to the longitudinal direction.
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17 Claims
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1. A delivery system for delivering a medical device to an implantation site in a patient, comprising:
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a proximal sheath extending in a longitudinal direction; a distal sheath slidable relative to the proximal sheath; a compartment defined between a shaft and the distal sheath and adapted to receive the medical device in an assembled condition; and an articulating joint having a first portion directly coupled to the shaft and a second portion directly coupled to the proximal sheath, the first portion being pivotable relative to the second portion so as to pivot the compartment from a first orientation extending in the longitudinal direction to a second orientation extending transverse to the longitudinal direction, wherein a proximal end of the distal sheath is positioned distal of a distal end of the proximal sheath. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A delivery system for delivering a medical device, comprising:
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a proximal sheath extending in a longitudinal direction; a distal sheath slidable relative to the proximal sheath; a compartment defined between a shaft and the distal sheath when the distal sheath at least partially surrounds the shaft; a collapsible prosthetic heart valve mounted in the compartment in a collapsed condition; an articulating joint having a first portion directly coupled to the shaft and a second portion directly coupled to the proximal sheath, the first portion being pivotable relative to the second portion so as to pivot the compartment from a first orientation extending in the longitudinal direction to a second orientation extending transverse to the longitudinal direction; and a restrictive sheath slidable relative to the articulating joint between a lock position and a release position, the restrictive sheath at least partially circumscribing the articulating joint in the lock position and at most partially circumscribing the articulating joint in the release position, wherein a proximal end of the distal sheath is positioned distal of a distal end of the proximal sheath.
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