Patent ID: 11957580
Assignee: ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, the delivery device comprising:
an inner shaft;
a distal sheath disposed about a portion of the inner shaft to form a compartment with the inner shaft, the compartment being sized to receive the prosthetic heart valve, the inner shaft and the distal sheath being movable relative to one another; and
a handle including a frame having a longitudinal axis, a deployment actuator operatively connected to the distal sheath, and a hub moveable relative to the frame between a proximal-most position where the hub is longitudinally spaced from the frame, and a distal-most position where the hub terminates proximal to a proximal end of the frame, the hub being operatively connected to the inner shaft, each of the deployment actuator and the hub being independently capable of opening and closing the compartment, the hub further including a hub wheel disposed within the hub and translatable therewith, the hub wheel being coupled to the inner shaft and being rotatable relative to the inner shaft.