Prosthetic heart valve delivery device and methods using supra-annular support
Summary
USPTO granted Patent US12588993B2 to VDyne, Inc. for a prosthetic heart valve delivery system using supra-annular support. The invention includes a delivery sheath with a control device that advances and deploys prosthetic valves in a compressed-to-expanded configuration. The 30-claim patent covers methods for stabilizing prosthetic valves relative to native heart valve anatomy during deployment.
What changed
USPTO granted Patent US12588993B2 to VDyne, Inc. on March 31, 2026, covering devices and methods for delivering prosthetic heart valves using supra-annular support. The patent (Application No. 18410230, filed January 11, 2024) includes 30 claims for a delivery system comprising a delivery sheath, control catheter, connection member, and supra-annular support(s) that stabilize or actuate prosthetic valves during deployment into native valve annuli. The system allows positioning at multiple locations along the supra-annular portion of the valve.
This is a patent grant notice, not a regulatory action. No compliance deadlines, required actions, or penalties apply. Medical device manufacturers developing transcatheter heart valve delivery systems may need to assess whether their products encroach on the granted claims. Healthcare providers performing transcatheter valve procedures are not directly affected by this IP grant.
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Devices and methods for delivering a prosthetic heart valve using supra-annular support
Grant US12588993B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026
Assignee
VDyne, Inc.
Inventors
Craig Ekvall, Robert Vidlund
Abstract
A delivery system includes a delivery sheath with a control device and at least one supra-annular support being movable through a lumen of the delivery sheath. The control device includes a connection member coupled to a distal end of a control catheter. The connection member is configured to removably couple to the prosthetic valve at a proximal position along a supra-annular portion of the prosthetic valve. The control device is operable to advance the prosthetic valve in a compressed configuration through the delivery sheath and to at least partially deploy the prosthetic valve in an expanded configuration into a native valve annulus. The supra-annular support(s) is/are removably coupleable at one or more positions along the supra-annular portion of the prosthetic valve and is/are configured to stabilize or actuate at least a portion of the prosthetic valve relative to an annular plane of a native heart valve during deployment.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/2427 A61F 2/2436 A61F 2/2439 A61F 2/2433 A61F 2/2418
Filing Date
2024-01-11
Application No.
18410230
Claims
30
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