SURGICAL DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE
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Abstract
A delivery device for a stented heart valve comprises a handle, an elongate shaft extending from a distal end of the handle, and a conical housing having a proximal end coupled to the elongate shaft and an open distal end, the conical housing having a conical lumen therein with a first internal diameter adjacent to the proximal end of the conical housing and a larger second internal diameter adjacent to the open distal end of the conical housing.
34 Citations
68 Claims
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1-48. -48. (canceled)
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49. :
- A delivery device for a radially expandable stented heart valve comprising;
an elongate shaft; a handle coupled to a proximal end of the shaft; a housing coupled to a distal end of the shaft, the housing having a housing lumen and an open distal end configured for retaining a proximal portion of a stented heart valve in a radially crimped configuration, wherein the shaft includes a shaft lumen configured to provide a pathway between the housing lumen and the handle; an engagement mechanism operably coupled to the handle and configured to apply tension to an elongate member, the elongate member configured for retaining a distal portion of the stented heart valve in a radially crimped configuration, the elongate member passing through the housing and shaft lumens and extending from the engagement mechanism to the stented heart valve. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
- A delivery device for a radially expandable stented heart valve comprising;
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