{"number":"US12702415B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Apparatus and methods for removal of heart valve ligation clip","english":"Apparatus and methods for removal of heart valve ligation clip"},"abstract":{"original":"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.…","english":"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.…"},"applicants":["Medtronic Vascular, Inc."],"inventors":["Victoria Tien","Tasha Cheshko","Kshitija P. Garde","Karl L. Olney","Luke Lehmann","Andrew Tiem-Yen Chang","Claudia See"],"filingDate":"2021-05-17","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702415B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702415B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702415B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702415B2"}}