Independent proximal element actuation methods

US12048624B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EVALVE, INC. · US

Inventors

• Koji J. Kizuka · Redwood City, US
• Richard Childs · San Francisco, US
• Gabriel Gonzales · Milpitas, US
• Dylan T. Van Hoven · San Carlos, US
• Chad Abunassar · San Francisco, US
• Travis Marsot · Mountain View, US
• Rob Mosley · San Jose, US
• Nisu Patel · San Francisco, US
• Francisco Valencia · East Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 2020
• Grant date: Jul 30, 2024
• Expiry date: May 31, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0098
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Fixation system for fixation of leaflets of a heart valve including an implantable fixation device having a first arm and a second arm, a first proximal element moveable relative to the first arm between a first position and a second position, and a second proximal element moveable relative to the second arm between a first position and a second position. The fixation system includes a delivery device having a catheter, a first proximal element line and a second proximal element line, and a handle having a first and second proximal element line handles coupled to the first proximal element line and the second proximal element line, respectively. The handle can include an interlock moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position.