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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Evalve, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alex Khairkhahan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
EVALVE, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/3205 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00358 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00783 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 17/083 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22035 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32006 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00369 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1407 (2013.01); A61B 2018/144 (2013.01); A61F 2/246 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for excising an implanted clip approximating opposed valve leaflets in a heart valve includes a capture catheter configured to be introduced proximate the valve leaflets on one side of the clip, a transfer catheter configured to be introduced proximate the valve leaflets on another side of the clip, and a cutting tool configured to be deployed between the capture and transfer catheters and to be engaged against tissue of at least one of the valve leaflets and to excise the clip. A removal catheter may optionally be used to remove the clip from the heart.