Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Heart valve – Combined with surgical tool
Reexamination Certificate
2004-07-19
2009-06-09
Stewart, Alvin J (Department: 3774)
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Heart valve
Combined with surgical tool
C606S108000, C606S194000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07544206
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for delivering a device to a given location within a heart, the method and apparatus being adapted for:passing a first catheter through the left atrium of the heart, through the mitral valve and into the left ventricle, and passing a second catheter through the aorta toward the heart, one or the other of the first catheter and the second catheter, with the device attached thereto, forming a device-carrying assembly for engagement with the remaining catheter;causing the device-carrying assembly and the remaining catheter to engage one another so as to form a connection therebetween; andretracting one of the device-carrying assembly and the remaining catheter in a direction opposite to the other of the device-carrying assembly and the remaining catheter so as to position the device relative to the given location within the heart.
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Hohenshell Jeffrey J.
Jaro Mike
Medtronic Inc.
Stewart Alvin J
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