US 12,478,472 B2
Delivery system with pacing element
Mark Casley, Santa Rosa, CA (US); and Declan Costello, Co. Mayo (IE)
Assigned to Medtronic Vascular Galway, Galway (IE)
Filed by Medtronic Vascular Galway, Galway (IE)
Filed on Feb. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/444,721.
Application 16/567,658 is a division of application No. 15/131,137, filed on Apr. 18, 2016, granted, now 10,426,615, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Application 18/444,721 is a continuation of application No. 17/561,773, filed on Dec. 24, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/561,773 is a continuation of application No. 16/567,658, filed on Sep. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,241,311, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 15/131,137 is a continuation of application No. 13/916,858, filed on Jun. 13, 2013, granted, now 9,326,854, issued on May 3, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0335285 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/2436 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61N 1/0573 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0043 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of pacing a heart comprising:
delivering a catheter to a site of a native heart valve of the heart, the catheter including a distal tip and a capsule, the distal tip including a pacing element, wherein a prosthetic heart valve is disposed within the capsule, the prosthetic heart valve comprising a frame, a valve assembly, and a conductive strip coupled to the frame;
deploying the prosthetic heart valve from the capsule at the site of the native heart valve;
attaching the pacing element to a portion of the heart;
detaching the distal tip with the pacing element from the catheter; and
pacing the heart.