Patent ID: 11890187
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. An assembly comprising:
a delivery catheter having a distal end;
a guidewire configured to extend distally through the delivery catheter and beyond the distal end of the delivery catheter such that the guidewire can form at least a partial loop around a patient's native mitral valve leaflets;
a support member configured to be advanced over the guidewire, wherein the support member comprises a first end portion, a second end portion, and a longitudinally extending linking portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the first end portion comprises a locking member configured to mate with the second end portion to form an annular band;
a precurved catheter configured to extend through a lumen of the delivery catheter, the precurved catheter comprising a precurved distal end portion that is biased to return to a predetermined curved configuration when it is advanced out of an opening in the delivery catheter, the precurved catheter comprising a lumen configured to receive the guidewire such that the guidewire can be advanced through the precurved catheter and the delivery catheter; and
a snare configured to capture a distal end portion of the guidewire.