Patent ID: 11957374
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical device assembly comprising:
a sheath, the sheath comprising:
an elongated sheath shaft, the sheath shaft having a first bend region, a central lumen and a distal end,
a first steering wire, the steering wire having a first position and a second position, wherein at the first position the first bend region is substantially linear, and wherein at the second position the distal end of the sheath is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sheath,

a catheter inside the sheath, the catheter comprising:
a catheter shaft, the catheter shaft having a central lumen,

a shaped blade, the shaped blade comprising:
a blade cutting edge that is oriented at a substantially right angle to the longitudinal axis of the sheath when the sheath is oriented substantially perpendicular to the inter atrial septum, and is adapted to cut a 3 mm or larger durable aperture in the interatrial septum,

a tissue articulator adapted to hold the interatrial septum.