MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541039439 A) filed by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences on April 24, 2025, for Mitral Valve Repair Device For Correcting Mitral Regurgitation.
Inventors include Ranjith Gopinathan; Muraleedharan Chirathodi Vylappil; Harikrishnan Sivadasan Pillai; and Praful Prasannan.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: A mitral valve repair device (100) for correcting mitral regurgitation by ensuring coaptation of mitral valve leaflets is disclosed. The device (100) comprises two main arms (2) pivotally connected by a lower pin joint provided with a lower cubical nut (4), the main arms (2) being movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. Two end arms (5) are pivotally connected to respective main arms (2) by pin joints (7) and are further pivotally connected at an upper pin joint provided with either an upper cubical nut (4B) or a helical spring (6), forming a collapsible truss assembly. Two grasper elements (3) with spikes (3A) are mounted below the lower pin joint. A cylindrical rod (1) passing through the lower cubical nut (4) and the upper cubical nut (4B) or engaging the helical spring (6) enables controlled opening, closing and locking of the truss assembly. [Figure 1]
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