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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 14, 2025
Applicant:

Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Alexander Arevalos, Houston, TX (US);

Albertien Greijdanus, Houston, TX (US);

Jacob Kriegel, Houston, TX (US);

Avni Patel, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:

Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32053 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00247 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22044 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3488 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00357 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61M 25/0108 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a device assembly and a method for treating heart failure by normalizing elevated blood pressure in the left atrium of a heart of a mammal. Disclosed herein is a transcatheter interatrial septum excision device assembly configured to create a sized interatrial aperture between the right and left atria of a heart for the relief of elevated left atrial pressure. The device assembly comprises a delivery catheter, a tissue stabilizer attached to a first catheter having a central lumen and a penetrating tip that permits passage of a guidewire, and a cutter attached to a second catheter having a central lumen that permits passage of the first catheter. Alternative configurations comprise a (third) catheter having a central lumen that permits passage of the aforementioned components to and from the right atrium, a tissue retention mechanism and an optional coaxial alignment mechanism.


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