St. Jude Medical Patent: Stabilizing Wires Cardiac Device
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12605162B2 to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. covering a medical device with stabilizing wires that are selectively movable between a first position extending radially outwardly and a second position retracted within the device body. The stabilizing wires include a linear portion, a hook portion at the distal end, and a ramp segment with incline and decline portions.
What changed
USPTO issued patent US12605162B2 to St. Jude Medical for a medical device including stabilizing wires that are selectively movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The stabilizing wires feature a linear portion at the proximal end, a hook portion at the distal end, and a ramp segment extending between them with a ramp incline portion and a ramp decline portion meeting at a ramp apex.
Patent grants confer proprietary intellectual property rights and do not impose regulatory compliance obligations. Affected parties such as medical device manufacturers developing similar cardiac stabilization technologies should review the patent claims to assess potential licensing needs or design-around considerations.
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Stabilizing wires for medical device
Grant US12605162B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
Inventors
Gregory Gabay, Kristen T. Morin, Andrey Samaray, Trevor Springer
Abstract
A medical device including stabilizing wires that are selectively movable from a first and second position and a delivery system including the same are described herein. The medical device includes a device body and the stabilizing wires coupled thereto. Each stabilizing wire has a proximal and distal end. In the first position, at least a portion of the distal end extends radially outwardly from the device body, and in the second position, the distal end is retracted within the device body. Each stabilizing wire includes a linear portion at the proximal end, a hook portion at the distal end, and a ramp segment extending between the linear portion and the hook portion, including a ramp incline portion that extends at a first angle from the linear portion to a ramp apex, and a ramp decline portion that extends at a second angle from the hook portion to the ramp apex.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/12031 A61B 17/12122 A61B 17/12172 A61B 17/12177 A61B 2017/1205 A61B 2090/3966 A61B 17/0057 A61B 2017/00632 A61B 17/12168 A61B 2017/00867
Filing Date
2022-07-28
Application No.
17875771
Claims
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