Patent ID: 11911271
Assignee: ELECTRODUCER
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method for replacing a heart valve of a patient's heart by a percutaneous route, the method comprising:
providing a catheter device having a distal electrically conductive portion exposed at an external periphery of a distal portion of the catheter device spaced from a distal-most end face of the catheter device, and also having a proximal electrically conductive portion exposed at an external periphery of a proximal portion of the catheter device opposite the distal portion of the catheter device and in electrical communication with the distal electrically conductive portion;
providing a guide wire having a distal non-insulated end, a proximal non-insulated end, and an insulated section disposed therebetween;
inserting the catheter device into the patient and inserting the guide wire into the catheter device;
positioning the distal end of the guide wire spaced from the distal portion of the catheter device and in a different chamber or vessel of the patient's heart than the distal electrically conductive member; and
electrically stimulating the patient's heart by connecting each of the proximal end of the guide wire and the proximal electrically conductive portion to a cardiac stimulator.