Abstract:
A balloon catheter visualization system for repairing a heart valve in a patent includes one or more elongate shafts, each shaft defining at least one lumen and comprising a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. The system also includes a transparent balloon member coupled to the one or more elongate shafts and is in fluid communication with at least one lumen of the one or more elongate shafts. The system also includes an imaging element disposed within the balloon member and coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts, a fastener releasably coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts, and a connector coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts. The connector is adapted to fasten the fastener to tissue.
Abstract:
An occlusive implant system may include a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough, a core wire slidably and rotatably disposed within the lumen, the core wire having a threaded member disposed at a distal end, and a medical implant having an expandable frame, an occlusive element disposed on the frame, and a threaded insert coupled to a proximal portion of the frame, wherein the threaded member is removably coupled to the threaded insert.
Abstract:
A balloon catheter visualization system for repairing a heart valve in a patient, the system comprises one or more elongate shafts, each shaft defining at least one lumen and comprising a distal end portion. The system further comprises a transparent balloon member which is coupled to the one or more elongate shafts and being in fluid communication with at least one lumen of the one or more elongate shafts, wherein at least a portion of the balloon member defines a plurality of perforations. The system also comprises an imaging element which is disposed within the balloon member and coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts and the system comprises a fastener which is releasably coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts, wherein the balloon member provides a field of view and wherein the plurality of perforations have a greater perforation density in portions of the balloon member in a center of the field of view and a lower perforation density around a periphery of the field of view.
Abstract:
A balloon catheter visualization system for repairing a heart valve in a patent includes one or more elongate shafts, each shaft defining at least one lumen and comprising a distal end portion and a proximal end portion. The system also includes a transparent balloon member coupled to the one or more elongate shafts and is in fluid communication with at least one lumen of the one or more elongate shafts. The system also includes an imaging element disposed within the balloon member and coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts, a fastener releasably coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts, and a connector coupled to a distal end portion of the one or more elongate shafts. The connector is adapted to fasten the fastener to tissue.
Abstract:
A left atrial appendage closure implant may include a support frame including a first bend extending from a proximal collar to a second bend, a first segment extending from the second bend to a third bend, a second segment extending from the third bend to a fourth bend, and a third segment extending from the fourth bend to a distal collar, wherein the support frame is actuatable from a first constrained position to a second flowering position to a third mid-deployment position to a fourth unconstrained position. An implant may include a self-expanding support frame having a circumference and a central longitudinal axis, a membrane disposed over at least a portion of the support frame, and a plurality of anchors arranged into a first row and a second row such that the first row and the second row form a staggered pattern about the circumference of the support frame.
Abstract:
An occlusive implant system may include a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough, a core wire slidably and rotatably disposed within the lumen, the core wire having a threaded member disposed at a distal end, and a medical implant having an expandable frame, an occlusive element disposed on the frame, and a threaded insert coupled to a proximal portion of the frame, wherein the threaded member is removably coupled to the threaded insert.
Abstract:
A balloon catheter suturing system (100) includes an elongate shaft (112) defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and a balloon (108) attached to the distal end portion of the shaft. The balloon includes a balloon wall; at least a first pledget (126) that is part of the balloon wall and adapted to tear away from the balloon wall; and at least one fastener adapted to fasten the first pledget to an anatomic structure when the balloon catheter suturing system is positioned within a patient.
Abstract:
An occlusive implant system may include a catheter having a lumen extending therethrough, a core wire slidably and rotatably disposed within the lumen, the core wire having a threaded member disposed at a distal end, and a medical implant having an expandable frame, an occlusive element disposed on the frame, and a threaded insert coupled to a proximal portion of the frame, wherein the threaded member is removably coupled to the threaded insert.