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Granted Patent B2
US 12,226,104 · App. 17/574,129 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Valve clip with coatings and valve clamping system

Inventors: Tingchao Zhang (Zhejiang, CN); Weiwei Zhang (Zhejiang, CN); Xianzhang Zheng (Zhejiang, CN); Zetao Wang (Zhejiang, CN)
Assignee: HANGZHOU VALGEN MEDTECH CO., LTD.
A61B17/122A61B17/1285A61B2017/00862A61B2017/00867
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Patent No.
US 12,226,104
App. No.
17/574,129
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The application provides a valve clamping system. The valve clamping system includes a pushing device and a valve clip with coatings. The valve clip includes a push rod, the coatings, and a proximal clamping plate, and a distal clamping plate. The proximal clamping plate and the distal clamping plate extend radially outwardly relative to the push rod. The distal clamping plate is connected to the push rod. The proximal clamping plate is arranged between the push rod and the distal clamping plate. A valve holding space is formed between the proximal clamping plate and the distal clamping plate. The push rod is capable of driving the distal clamping plate to be expanded radially. The proximal clamping plate is capable of expanding toward the distal clamping plate by an elastic strain of the proximal clamping plate and is configured to clamp a valve tissue received in the valve holding space.

Claims (38)

1. A valve clip with coatings, comprising:

a push rod;

a proximal clamping plate and a distal clamping plate extending radially outwardly relative to the push rod, wherein

the distal clamping plate is connected to the push rod,

the proximal clamping plate is arranged between the push rod and the distal clamping plate,

a valve holding space is formed between the proximal clamping plate and the distal clamping plate,

the push rod is capable of driving the distal clamping plate to be expanded radially, and

the proximal clamping plate is capable of expanding toward the distal clamping plate by an elastic strain of the proximal clamping plate and is configured to clamp a valve tissue received in the valve holding space; and

the coatings comprising a first coating and a second coating, wherein

the first coating covers at least one side, facing the valve holding space, of the proximal clamping plate,

the second coating covers at least one side, facing the valve holding space, of the distal clamping plate,

each of the first coating and the second coating is a mesh structure, a porosity of the first coating is less than that of the second coating,

a diameter of each of meshes of the first coating is less than that of each of meshes of the second coating, and

diameters of the meshes arranged, along a direction from a proximal end to a distal end of the distal clamping plate, of the second coating are gradually increased.

2. The valve clip of claim 1 , wherein the proximal clamping plate is made of an elastic material having a shape memory function.

3. The valve clip of claim 2 , wherein the distal clamping plate is made of a rigid material.

4. The valve clip of claim 2 , wherein when the proximal clamping plate is free of external force, the proximal clamping plate has an opening angle greater than a maximum angle of the distal clamping plate.

5. The valve clip of claim 1 , wherein a coverage rate of the first coating on the proximal clamping plate ranges from 50% to 90%, a coverage rate of the second coating on the distal clamping plate ranges from 40% to 80%.

6. The valve clip of claim 1 , wherein the first coating extends and covers edges of the proximal clamping plate, the second coating extends and covers edges of the distal clamping plate.

7. The valve clip of claim 1 , wherein the proximal clamping plate comprises a first surface facing the distal clamping plate, the first coating at least partially covers the first surface.

8. The valve clip of claim 7 , wherein the proximal clamping plate further comprises a second surface opposing the first surface, and the first coating covers at least part of the second surface.

9. The valve clip of claim 7 , wherein the first surface is provided with at least one barb, a free end of the at least one barb faces the distal clamping plate, and the at least one barb penetrates out of the first coating.

10. The valve clip of claim 9 , wherein the free end of the at least one barb penetrates out of the first coating by a length ranging from 0.2 mm to 2 mm.

11. The valve clip of claim 9 , wherein a thickness of a region of the first coating close to the at least one barb is greater than that of other regions of the first coating covering the proximal clamping plate.

12. The valve clip of claim 1 , wherein the distal clamping plate comprises a third surface facing the proximal clamping plate, the second coating at least covers the entire third surface.

13. The valve clip of claim 12 , wherein the distal clamping plate further comprises a fourth surface opposing the third surface, the second coating covers at least part of the fourth surface.

14. A valve clamping system, comprising a pushing device and a valve clip with coatings, wherein:

the pushing device comprises an operating handle and a pushing component, a proximal end of the pushing component is connected to the operating handle, and a distal end of the pushing component is detachably connected to the valve clip; and

the valve clip comprises:

a proximal clamping plate and a distal clamping plate extending radially outwardly relative to a push rod, wherein the distal clamping plate is connected to the push rod, the proximal clamping plate is arranged between the push rod and the distal clamping plate, a valve holding space is formed between the proximal clamping plate and the distal clamping plate, the push rod is capable of driving the distal clamping plate to be expanded radially, and the proximal clamping plate is capable of expanding toward the distal clamping plate by an elastic strain of the proximal clamping plate and is configured to clamp a valve tissue received in the valve holding space; and

the coatings comprising a first coating and a second coating, wherein

the first coating covers at least one side, facing the valve holding space, of the proximal clamping plate, the second coating covers at least one side, facing the valve holding space, of the distal clamping plate,

each of the first coating and the second coating is a mesh structure, a porosity of the first coating is less than that of the second coating,

a diameter of each of meshes of the first coating is less than that of each of meshes of the second coating, and

diameters of the meshes arranged, along a direction from a proximal end to a distal end of the distal clamping plate, of the second coating are gradually increased.

15. The valve clamping system of claim 14 , wherein the pushing component comprises a mandrel, a bushing, and an outer tube that are movably coaxially mounted in a sleeving manner, and the bushing is arranged between the mandrel and the outer tube.

16. The valve clamping system of claim 14 , wherein the pushing device further comprises a control member configured to fix the proximal clamping plate so that the proximal clamping plate fit the push rod.

17. The valve clamping system of claim 14 , wherein when the proximal clamping plate is free of external force, the proximal clamping plate has an opening angle greater than a maximum angle of the distal clamping plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2022
From: ZHANG, TINGCHAO; ZHANG, WEIWEI; ZHENG, XIANZHANG; WANG, ZETAO
To: HANGZHOU VALGEN MEDTECH CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
CN 201910706071.6 · Jul 31, 2019 · national
CN 201921231134.9 · Jul 31, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020105863 · Jul 30, 2020
Related Publication 20220133327A1 · May 5, 2022
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