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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2023
Applicant:

Evalve, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Eduardo De Marchena, Miami, FL (US);

Chad Abunassar, Alameda, CA (US);

Shengmin Mei, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Evalve, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61F 2/2454 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00369 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices and methods for removing a valve clip which is pre-positioned on a heart leaflet, the valve clip including a delivery catheter having a distal end portion configured to be positioned near a heart valve; a grasping tool deployable from the distal end portion of the delivery catheter, the grasping tool configured to grasp and manipulate a valve clip from an implanted condition to an elongated condition, wherein the valve clip in the elongated condition has an elongated width less than an implanted width of the valve clip in the implanted condition; and a removal tool extendable relative to the distal end portion of the delivery catheter, the removal tool configured to at least partially surround the valve clip in the elongated condition and to remove the valve clip from the heart valve leaflet.


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De Marchena, Eduardo. (2026). Transapical removal device (U.S. Patent No. 12648851). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12648851

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