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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Universite Catholique DE Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE;
Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, BE;
Parla Astarci, Kraainem, BE;
Khanh Tran Duy, Wahlain, BE;
Benoît Raucent, Wavre, BE;
Xavier Bollen, Marchovelette, BE;
Benoît Herman, Brussels, BE;
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE;
CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, BE;
Abstract
A device () for the excision of a heart valve via a percutaneous route having a proximal () and distal () end, comprising an expandable cutting instrument, ECI, that forms a receptacle in the open configuration for receiving, compacting and containing the excised heart valve, an expandable cutting block, ECB, and a displacement mechanism () for adjusting the distance between the ECI and the ECB ().