EP3687427A4 - Apparatuses and methods for cutting a tissue bridge and/or removing a heart valve clip or suture - Google Patents

Apparatuses and methods for cutting a tissue bridge and/or removing a heart valve clip or suture Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3687427A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: suture; apparatuses; cutting; methods; heart valve
Prior art date: 2017-09-25
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

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EP18859611.8A

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EP3687427A1 (en

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Gideon Cohen

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Evalve Inc

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Evalve Inc

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2017-09-25

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2018-09-25

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2021-06-16

2017-09-25 Priority claimed from US15/714,692 external-priority patent/US10624664B2/en

2018-09-25 Application filed by Evalve Inc filed Critical Evalve Inc

2020-08-05 Publication of EP3687427A1 publication Critical patent/EP3687427A1/en

2021-06-16 Publication of EP3687427A4 publication Critical patent/EP3687427A4/en

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EP18859611.8A 2017-09-25 2018-09-25 Apparatuses and methods for cutting a tissue bridge and/or removing a heart valve clip or suture Withdrawn EP3687427A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US15/714,692 US10624664B2 (en)	2011-09-28	2017-09-25	Apparatuses and methods for cutting a tissue bridge and/or removing a heart valve clip or suture
PCT/IB2018/001188 WO2019058178A1 (en)	2017-09-25	2018-09-25	Apparatuses and methods for cutting a tissue bridge and/or removing a heart valve clip or suture

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EP3687427A1 EP3687427A1 (en)	2020-08-05
EP3687427A4 true EP3687427A4 (en)	2021-06-16

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