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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2017
Valcare, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Nadav Yellin, Ramat Gan, IL;
Samuel M. Shaolian, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Matan Gedulter, Givat Ella, IL;
Boaz Schwarz, Tel Aviv, IL;
Tsahi Grimberg, Kfar Saba, IL;
Viktoria Protsenko, Bat Yam, IL;
Daniel Rapoport, Kfar Menahem, IL;
VALCARE, INC., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a delivery system for percutaneous heart valve repair, the delivery system including a steerable sheath configured to provide percutaneous access into a heart and to deliver an implant. The system may also have a steering mechanism configured to manipulate and orient the implant, a ball joint mechanism configured to connect the steerable sheath to the steering mechanism, a main knob assembly configured to advance and retract a multilumen shaft assembly, a stabilizing tool including a plurality of prongs configured to engage the implant within the heart to make an intimate contact with the heart tissue using a stabilizer and a tongue assembly, and a back assembly including: the actuation mechanism, a suture routing mechanism, a tip lock mechanism, and a back cover configured to protect all sutures being cut by mistake.