Patent ID: 11890135
Assignee: EVALVE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An integrated imaging and device deployment platform comprising:
at least one catheter;
at least one delivery unit connected to the at least one catheter, the at least one delivery unit having a longitudinal axis and being configured to deploy a device, wherein the at least one delivery unit comprises a catheter and a tether that is detachably coupled to a portion of the device, wherein the catheter of the at least one delivery unit extends coaxially with the at least one catheter; and
at least one imaging unit connected to the at least one catheter, the at least one imaging unit having a steerable distal end portion that is selectively moveable between a first position in which the imaging unit is generally aligned with the axis of the at least one delivery unit and a second position in which the imaging unit extends radially outward at an angle relative to the axis of the at least one delivery unit, wherein, in the second position the delivery unit extends through one portion of a connecting portion and the imaging unit extends through another portion of the connecting portion.