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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Primeaux, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Matthew Genovese, Windsor, CA (US);
William Chang, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00783 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2947 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9528 (2013.01);
Abstract
A leaflet resection device includes a first jaw, a second jaw pivotably connected to the first jaw, a first linkage assembly coupled to the first jaw, and a second linkage assembly coupled to the second jaw. The second linkage assembly includes a first resection blade and a second resection blade that are configured to cut a leaflet of a native heart valve or a previously implanted valve prosthesis along a curved path when the first and second linkage assemblies are actuated.