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 body extending in a longitudinal direction;
a sheath slidable relative to the body;
a compartment defined inside the sheath and adapted to receive the medical device in an assembled condition; and
an articulating joint having first portion operatively connected to the compartment and a second portion operatively connected to the body, 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.
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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 body extending in a longitudinal direction; a sheath slidable relative to the body; a compartment defined inside the sheath and adapted to receive the medical device in an assembled condition; and an articulating joint having first portion operatively connected to the compartment and a second portion operatively connected to the body, 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. - 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 collapsible prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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a body extending in a longitudinal direction; a sheath slidable relative to the body; a compartment defined inside the sheath; a collapsible prosthetic heart valve mounted in the compartment in a collapsed condition; an articulating joint having a first portion operatively connected to the compartment and a second portion operatively connected to the body, 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.
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Specification