CPC A61F 2/2427 (2013.01) [A61F 2/0095 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/9517 (2020.05); A61F 2/9522 (2020.05); A61F 2002/9155 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9665 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0058 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61M 25/0051 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
17. A handle for a prosthetic heart valve delivery apparatus, the handle comprising:
a housing configured to be hand-held by a user and comprising a distal opening;
a motorized mechanism disposed within the housing and configured to be releasably coupled to a proximal end portion of a first shaft of the prosthetic heart valve delivery apparatus, wherein when actuated, the motorized mechanism is configured to rotate the first shaft relative to the housing; and
a holding mechanism disposed inside the housing and configured to engage a proximal end portion of a second shaft of the prosthetic heart valve delivery apparatus such that the second shaft is axially and rotationally fixed relative to the housing, wherein the first shaft extends through the second shaft.
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