Patent ID: 9017284
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting a PFO occluder in a patient, said method comprising the steps of: providing a deflectable guide catheter characterized by a distal end and a proximal end and a wall thickness, said deflectable guide catheter comprising a main body section and a deflectable segment disposed at the distal end thereof, said deflectable segment having a total wall thickness of about 1 French and comprising a deflectable member configured to provide a bend arc of about 90° to 135° and a bend radius of about 1 inch (2.5 cm), and a pullwire operably connected to the deflectable segment from the proximal end of the deflectable guide catheter; inserting the deflectable guide catheter percutaneously, through an access point in a vasculature of the patient, and navigating the deflectable guide catheter through the vasculature to locate the deflectable segment into proximity with a patent foramen ovale of the patient, and operating the deflectable segment and rotating the guide catheter as necessary to manipulate the deflecting segment into the patent foramen ovale of the patient; wherein the deflectable segment consists of a PTFE liner, a coil disposed over the PTFE liner, the deflectable member, an outer jacket and the pullwire.