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

Claim 0:
1. A method for replacing a heart valve of a patient's heart by a percutaneous route, the method comprising:
introducing a tubular insertion sheath into an artery of the patient;
contacting a subcutaneous tissue of the body or of the artery with an electrically conductive element provided at an outer periphery of a distal portion of the insertion sheath;
introducing a guide wire into the insertion sheath for advancing an artificial valve intended to replace the heart valve of the patient's heart;
positioning the distal portion of the insertion sheath having the electrically conductive element proximal to the distal end of the guide wire;
contacting a wall of the left ventricle of the patient's heart with a distal end of the guidewire;
introducing a surgical intervention device over the guide wire and into the insertion sheath including the artificial valve;
connecting an electrode of a cardiac stimulator to a proximal end of the guide wire; and
connecting another electrode of the cardiac stimulator external to the body so as to be connected only to the electrically conductive element and not to the guide wire.