Patent ID: 11950827
Assignee: TRANSMURAL SYSTEMS LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method of removing a mitral clip coupled to two native mitral valve leaflets while a patient's heart is beating, comprising:
providing a catheter according to claim 1;
deploying the cutting snare loop;
sliding the cutting snare loop around the mitral clip;
advancing the cutting snare loop along the mitral clip to a location where the mitral clip it adjoins native valve tissue;
at least partially surrounding the mitral clip with the collapsible basket;
collapsing the collapsible basket around the mitral clip to grip the mitral clip by applying tension to the tether;
severing the mitral clip from the native valve tissue by cutting the native valve tissue with the deployable cutting snare loop; and
removing the mitral clip from the patient.