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Device for excision of heart valve

US10292818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN · BE
CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT-LUC · BE

Inventors

Parla Astarci · Kraainem, BE
Khanh Tran Duy · Chaumont-Gistoux, BE
Benoît Raucent · Wavre, BE
Xavier Bollen · Marchovelette, BE
Benoît Herman · Brussels, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Grant date	May 21, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 13, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/320716
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device (100) for the excision of a heart valve via a percutaneous route having a proximal (20) and distal (30) end, comprising an expandable cutting instrument, ECI, that forms a receptacle in the open configuration for receiving, compacting and containing the excised heart valve, an expandable cutting block, ECB, and a displacement mechanism (5, 6) for adjusting the distance between the ECI and the ECB (70).

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