Evalve Heart Valve Repair Delivery System Patent Application
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260096885A1 for Evalve, Inc.'s heart valve repair delivery system. The application covers a fixation device delivery catheter with a lock control assembly featuring a releasable lock line handle for locking and unlocking heart valve repair components. The invention targets cardiac valve repair procedures.
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USPTO published Evalve Inc.'s patent application for a heart valve repair delivery system comprising a fixation device, delivery catheter, and lock control assembly. The lock line handle features a shaft body and lever arm with openings allowing lock line adjustment during valve repair procedures.\n\nMedical device manufacturers in the cardiac/structural heart space should review this publication for competitive landscape awareness. Patent applications do not grant enforceable IP rights until formally examined and issued, but early publication provides notice of claimed subject matter.
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DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR REPAIRING A HEART VALVE
Application US20260096885A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Assignee
Evalve, Inc.
Inventors
Jarad Waisblatt, Michael C. Nasr, Thomas R. Yssels, Luke Thompson, Daniel Davis, Matthew G. Jew, Ariel B. Reid, Cindy Chou, Parisa Pourattar, Grant Glaze, Luke R. Mathson, Anna E. Wing, Philip Crompton, Chenzhe Xu, Karen J. Wang, Stephanie A. Kozuma, Joanna M. Ignacio, Jill Mccoy
Abstract
A delivery system includes a delivery catheter that is releasably coupled to a fixation device and a delivery handle that is coupled to the delivery catheter. A lock control assembly of the delivery handle has a releasable lock line handle operable to lock and unlock components of the fixation device. The lock line handle has a shaft body and a lever arm that respectively define first and second openings. A lock line extending from the fixation device and through the delivery catheter has a first end portion fixedly coupled to the lock line handle and a second end portion that extends through the first and second openings. The lock line is free to move through the openings when the lever arm is in a first position and is secured when the lever arm is in a second position.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/2466 A61F 2/246
Filing Date
2025-06-05
Application No.
19228859
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