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CARDIOVASCULAR ACCESS AND DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM

  • US 20170325842A1
  • Filed: 11/13/2015
  • Published: 11/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for accessing a heart of a patient, comprising:

  • a cardiac access sheath having a channel therein and a distal end configured to be advanced through a apical wall of the heart to provide direct access via the channel through the apical wall to the left ventricle;

    a vascular access catheter having a distal end configured to be advanced through the skin and into a peripheral blood vessel; and

    a rail having a first end configured to be inserted into the patient through the channel of the cardiac access sheath or through the vascular access catheter, the rail having an intermediate portion and a second end opposite the first end, the first end configured to be disposed outside a patient through a first percutaneous access site while the intermediate portion is disposed in a chamber of the heart and while the second end is disposed outside the patient through a second percutaneous access site.

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