Patent ID: 11890194
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A method, comprising:
introducing, into a body of a subject, a catheter system that includes:
a catheter, having a curveable portion proximate a distal end of the catheter,
a first tether, coupled to a first portion of the catheter system, and passing proximally through at least a portion of the catheter, and
a second tether, attached to the curveable portion;

positioning the catheter system such that the first portion is disposed at a first location in the body;
piercing tissue at the first location with the first portion; and
subsequently to piercing the tissue at the first location, and while the first portion remains at the first location, translating the catheter away from the first portion by manipulating the first tether and the second tether.