ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,917, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to EVALVE INC. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Methods and devices for valve clip excision" was invented by Alex Khairkhahan (Palo Alto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for excising an implanted clip approximating opposed valve leaflets in a heart valve includes a capture catheter configured to be introduced proximate the valve leaflets on one side of the clip, a transfer catheter configured to be introduced proximate the valve leaflets on another side of the clip, and a cutting tool configured to be deployed between the capture and transfer catheters and to be engaged against tissue of at...