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US 12,702,415 B2

Apparatus and methods for removal of heart valve ligation clip

US 12,702,415 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
Inventors
Victoria Tien; Tasha Cheshko; Kshitija P. Garde; Karl L. Olney; Luke Lehmann; Andrew Tiem-Yen Chang; Claudia See
Publication date
2026-08-11
Filing date
2021-05-17
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,702,415 B2 · US12702415 · 12702415

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure include apparatuses for and methods of removing a ligation clip interconnecting two mitral valve leaflets. Methods can include providing a mitral valve having first and second valve leaflets interconnected with a ligation clip. The ligation clip includes a base supporting a first and second retaining arms each having an end opposite the base. The first and second valve leaflets are compressed between the first and second retaining arms.…

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