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

Claim 19:
20. A method, comprising:
introducing, into a body of a subject, a catheter system that includes:
a first catheter, having a curveable portion proximate a distal end of the first catheter,
a second catheter, and
a first tether, coupled to the second catheter, and passing proximally through at least a portion of the first catheter, and
a second tether, attached to the curveable portion;

positioning the catheter system such that the curveable portion extends from the second catheter to be disposed at a first location in the body; and
while the curveable portion remains at the first location, translating the second catheter away from the curveable portion by manipulating the second tether and manipulating the first tether in a manner that increases an amount of the first tether that is exposed between the first catheter and the second catheter.