18957242. INSERTION CATHETER FOR A CIRCULATORY SUPPORT CATHETER (EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION)

INSERTION CATHETER FOR A CIRCULATORY SUPPORT CATHETER

Organization Name

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

Hans Christof of Unterensingen (DE)

Leon Wenning of Stuttgart (DE)

Kenneth M. Martin of Woodside CA (US)

Inga Schellenberg of Stuttgart (DE)

Hardy Baumbach of Suttgart (DE)

Thomas Friedrich of Stuttgart (DE)

Mario Heintze of Stuttgart (DE)

Hien T. Nguyen of Aliso Viejo CA (US)

Daniel James Murray of Orange CA (US)

Michael G. Valdez of Riverside CA (US)

Yair A. Neumann of Moshav Sede Varburg (IL)

Anne Bernadette Aragon Alcasid of Costa Mesa CA (US)

Amir Davidesko of Binyamina Givat Ada (IL)

Steven Park of Santa Ana CA (US)

Sofia Rozenberg of Tel-Aviv (IL)

Linda Thai of Mission Viejo CA (US)

Cristobal R. Hernandez of Santa Ana CA (US)

Omar Fawzi Azanki of Coto de Caza CA (US)

INSERTION CATHETER FOR A CIRCULATORY SUPPORT CATHETER

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18957242 titled 'INSERTION CATHETER FOR A CIRCULATORY SUPPORT CATHETER

Original Abstract Submitted

An insertion catheter for a circulatory support catheter having a circulatory support device carried by an elongate flexible catheter shaft. The insertion catheter comprises a tubular body with a distal portion configured to axially movably receive the circulatory support device. A diameter of the distal portion is greater than a diameter of a mid portion of the tubular body. The insertion catheter may be inserted into an introducer sheath for delivery of the MCS device. A distal end of the insertion catheter may be located distally of a distal end of the introducer sheath and distally of the arterial bifurcation. The distal portion of the insertion catheter containing the MCS device may be located distally of the bifurcation, with a distal end of the MCS device slightly offset from the distal end of the tubular body.