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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2008
Applicant:
Ivan Vesely, Larkspur, CO (US);
Inventor:
Ivan Vesely, Larkspur, CO (US);
Assignee:
ValveXchange Inc., Aurora, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating transapical removal of a prosthetic heart valve, i.e., percutaneously implantable valve (PIV), without open-heart surgery. The apparatus includes a holding tool for holding the PIV, a cutting tool for separating the PrV from fibrotic tissue accumulating around the PIV, and a removal tool for extracting the PIV from the heart.