Patent ID: 7824375
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A slittable delivery device for the delivery of a cardiac surgical device, the delivery device comprising: a slittable hub having a proximal end and a distal end; a slittable shaft integrated into the hub; wherein a proximal portion of the slittable shaft longitudinally splits into an exposed portion, wherein the exposed portion extends from the distal end of the slittable hub to the proximal end of the slittable hub to form a segment of a circumferential surface of the slittable hub, and wherein a slit is formed through the exposed portion upon removal of the slittable delivery device; a hemostasis valve contained substantially within the hub; and a cap on a proximal end of the hub and comprising an opening in the cap extending radially outward from a point near a radial center of the cap through a circumferential edge of the cap.