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APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY, REPOSITIONING, AND RETRIEVAL OF TRANSCATHETER PROSTHETIC VALVES

  • US 20180028314A1
  • Filed: 10/11/2017
  • Published: 02/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a catheter assembly including an elongate sheath defining a delivery lumen;

    a valve holding tube defining an interior region configured to receive therein a prosthetic heart valve, the valve holding tube having a distal end portion configured to be releasably coupled to the hub of the catheter assembly; and

    a handle assembly including a housing and a delivery rod, a distal end portion of the housing configured to be releasably coupled to a proximal end portion of the valve holding tube such that a distal end of the delivery rod is disposed within the interior region of the valve holding tube proximally of the prosthetic heart valve,the delivery rod configured to be actuated to move distally relative to the housing to move a prosthetic heart valve disposed within the valve holding tube out of the valve holding tube and distally within the elongate sheath of the catheter assembly,the catheter assembly configured to be actuated to move proximally relative to the housing such that the prosthetic valve is disposed outside of the lumen of the elongate sheath.

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