摘要 |
A delivery device (10) for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve (6) includes a support shaft (21) around which a compartment (23) is defined, an inner shaft (26) extending through the support shaft and adapted to slide relative to the support shaft along a longitudinal axis thereof, the inner shaft having a lumen therethrough, and a distal sheath (24) operatively connected at a distal end to the inner shaft and slidable therewith. The compartment may receive the valve in an assembled condition, and may be selectively covered and uncovered by the distal sheath. A first flow path (c) may provide flow communication between the lumen of the inner shaft and the compartment. |