18885198. GUIDE CATHETER FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS (EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION)

GUIDE CATHETER FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS

Organization Name

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

Kevin Jiang of Irvine CA (US)

Darshin S. Patel of Lake Forest CA (US)

Kurt Kelly Reed of Costa Mesa CA (US)

GUIDE CATHETER FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18885198 titled 'GUIDE CATHETER FOR AN IMPLANT DELIVERY APPARATUS

Original Abstract Submitted

Devices and methods for providing a reservoir of fluid within a handle of a guide catheter are disclosed. As one example, a delivery apparatus can include a handle including a proximal segment including one or more fluid seals mounted within the proximal segment, an intermediate segment disposed adjacent and distal to the proximal segment, the intermediate segment including an inner surface defining a first lumen having a first inner diameter, and a distal segment disposed adjacent and distal to the intermediate segment. The delivery apparatus can further include a shaft extending distally from the handle, the shaft including a second lumen extending between a distal end and a proximal end of the shaft, the second lumen including a second inner diameter that is smaller than the first inner diameter of the first lumen.