Patent ID: 9333043
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A method for addressing a fetal malformation in a fetus in utero through fetal intervention, the method comprising: using a needle to access the fetus' umbilical cord; providing a guide catheter having a magnetic object coupled proximate a distal end of the guide catheter; positioning the guide catheter into the umbilical cord of the fetus through the needle; providing a plurality of controlled magnets operable to guide the magnetic object on the guide catheter in three dimensions to within at least a centimeter; using the plurality of controlled magnets to guide the guide catheter from an access point of the umbilical cord to a desired location within the fetus' heart; introducing a treatment catheter over or in the guide catheter; moving the treatment catheter along the guide catheter to position the treatment catheter at a treatment location; treating the fetal malformation at the treatment location; removing the treatment catheter; removing the guide catheter; and removing the needle.