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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2019
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jorge Zhingre Sanchez, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Anthony Nesberg, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Erik Jagger, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeffrey Sandstrom, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Vijayanarayan Madhavan Potti, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jacob McHenry, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Bateman, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ryan Stublaski, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ana Menk, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Paul Rothstein, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Joel Racchini, Minneapolis, MN (US);
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to devices and methods for preparing an existing, implanted prosthetic aortic valve for subsequent prosthetic aortic valve implantation. To prepare the existing valve, a valve preparation device is delivered to the valve and valve leaflets are severed either via mechanical cutting or electrodes so that the leaflets cannot obstruct a blood flow path once a prosthetic valve is subsequently implanted within the valve. Similarly, in alternate embodiments, devices and methods of the disclosure can be used for preparing a native aortic valve for delivery and implantation of a prosthetic valve.