DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR VALVE REMOVAL
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1. A device for removing a valve, the device comprising:
- an elongated shaft having a distal end; and
a first umbrella, a second umbrella, a mechanical drill, and an electrical coil located along the shaft at or near the distal end of the shaft;
wherein the electrical coil is operable to collapse and/or expand the first umbrella and/or the second umbrella.
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for valve removal. In an embodiment of an umbrella device for removing a valve of the present disclosure, the umbrella device comprises an elongated shaft having a distal end, a first umbrella comprising a first mesh, the first umbrella coupled to the shaft at or near the distal end of the shaft, a second umbrella comprising a second mesh, the second umbrella coupled to the shaft proximal to the first umbrella, and a mechanical drill rotatably coupled to the shaft and positioned between the first umbrella and the second umbrella.
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1. A device for removing a valve, the device comprising:
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an elongated shaft having a distal end; and a first umbrella, a second umbrella, a mechanical drill, and an electrical coil located along the shaft at or near the distal end of the shaft; wherein the electrical coil is operable to collapse and/or expand the first umbrella and/or the second umbrella. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for removing a valve, the device comprising:
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an elongated shaft having a distal end; a first umbrella, a second umbrella, and a mechanical drill located along the shaft at or near the distal end of the shaft; and a cauterizing mechanism coupled to a perimeter edge of at least one of the first umbrella and/or the second umbrella, the cauterizing mechanism comprising a cauterizing wire capable of increasing in temperature from the introduction of a current to said cauterizing wire. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for removing a valve from a vessel, the method comprising the step of:
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introducing a device configured to remove a valve from a vessel into the vessel, the device comprising; an elongated shaft having a distal end; a first umbrella, a second umbrella, and a mechanical drill located along the shaft at or near the distal end of the shaft; and a cauterizing mechanism coupled to a perimeter edge of at least one of the first umbrella and/or the second umbrella, the cauterizing mechanism comprising a cauterizing wire capable of increasing in temperature from the introduction of a current to said cauterizing wire; and operating the cauterizing mechanism to cauterize the valve. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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