IP Library Granted Patent US 12,414,797
Granted Patent B2
US 12,414,797 · App. 17/676,049 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Puncture needles

Inventors: Daniel James Murray (Orange, CA); Lillian Grace Myers (Prairie Village, KS); Don Huy Tran (Westminster, CA); Michael G. Valdez (Riverside, CA); Andrew Charles May (Irvine, CA)
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
A61B17/3468A61M25/0082A61M2025/0095
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Patent No.
US 12,414,797
App. No.
17/676,049
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A puncture needle can comprise an elongate portion, a puncture component associated with a distal end of the elongate portion, and a spacer associated with a distal portion of the elongate portion, where the spacer can be configured to contact a wall of the delivery catheter lumen to prevent contact between the puncture component and the wall. A puncture needle can comprise an elongate portion and a puncture component associated with a distal end of the elongate portion, where the puncture component comprises a blade edge on a distal edge, and where the puncture component is configured to be advanceable through a lumen of a delivery catheter without the blade edge sticking to a wall of the lumen.

Claims (18)

1. A puncture needle comprising:

an elongate portion; and

a puncture component associated with a distal end of the elongate portion, the puncture component comprising a proximal portion, an intermediate portion, and a distal portion, the distal portion comprising a distal edge, the distal edge forming a semi-circle, the semi-circle comprising a central blade edge, opposing portions of the semi-circle proximal to the blade edge being blunt, the proximal portion and the distal portion having a height that tapers and the intermediate portion having a constant height, and the blade edge being configured to puncture tissue at a target site; and

wherein the puncture component is configured to be advanced through a lumen of a delivery catheter without the blade edge sticking to a wall of the lumen at a bend in the delivery catheter.

2. The puncture needle of claim 1 , wherein the proximal portion of the puncture component has a width narrower than a width of the blade edge.

3. The puncture needle of claim 1 , wherein the proximal portion of the puncture component has a width the same as a width of the blade edge.

4. The puncture needle of claim 1 , wherein the proximal portion of the puncture component has a height larger than that of the distal portion of the puncture component.

5. A puncture needle comprising:

an elongate portion; and

a puncture component coupled to a distal end of the elongate portion, the puncture component having a top planar surface and a bottom opposing planar surface and lateral surfaces extending between respective edges of the top and bottom opposing planar surfaces, and the puncture component comprising:

a proximal portion, a cross section of the proximal portion taken along a plane including opposing portions of the lateral surfaces comprising a trapezoidal shape, a proximal parallel side of the trapezoidal shape being shorter than a distal parallel side of the trapezoidal shape; and

a distal portion, wherein corresponding portions of the top planar surface and bottom opposing planar surface of the distal portion are converging along respective distal edges to form a convexly curved distal edge, the convexly curved distal edge comprising a blade edge, the blade edge is on a distal portion of the convexly curved distal edge, and opposing portions of the convexly curved distal edge proximal of the blade edge being blunt portions.

6. The puncture needle of claim 5 , wherein a width of the proximal portion increases along a direction extending from a proximal end of the puncture component toward the distal portion.

7. The puncture needle of claim 5 , wherein the lateral surfaces do not comprise a bow along a dimension extending between the top and bottom opposing planar surfaces.

8. The puncture needle of claim 5 , wherein the blade edge comprises a segment of an oval.

9. The puncture needle of claim 5 , wherein the blade edge comprises a segment of a circle.

10. The puncture needle of claim 9 , wherein the blade edge comprises a semi-circle.

11. The puncture needle of claim 5 , wherein the proximal portion comprises a uniform thickness.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 27, 2024
From: MURRAY, DANIEL JAMES; MYERS, LILLIAN GRACE; TRAN, DON HUY; VALDEZ, MICHAEL G.; MAY, ANDREW CHARLES
To: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068727/0082 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2020045713 · Aug 11, 2020
Provisional Application 62890528 · Aug 22, 2019
Related Publication 20220168015A1 · Jun 2, 2022
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