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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 13, 2021
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Asher L. Metchik, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (US);
Julia Akiko Roche, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A retrieval device for retrieving a previously implanted device from a native valve of a patient's heart includes one or more retrieval components. The retrieval components include one or more of a device securing member, a device actuation member, and a clasp capturing member. The securing member is configured to attach the retrieval device to the previously implanted device. The actuation member engages the previously implanted device to move the previously implanted device from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The clasp capturing member is configured to attach to a clasp of the previously implanted device.