Cardiology Medical Device
Real-time deployment verification for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, improving precision and safety at the moment of valve positioning.
- General Details
This granted U.S. patent estate solves a documented gap in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR): the lack of real-time, objective verification that a valve has been correctly rotated and aligned at the moment of deployment.
A dual-sensor architecture distinguishes true instrument movement from physiological motion, a fixed reference sensor at the catheter handle paired with a moving sensor at the distal tip, with the patient’s own respiration and heartbeat subtracted out of the signal. The result is an independent, sensor-derived measurement of rotational position, replacing the visual estimation from fluoroscopy that every current TAVR platform still relies on.
Commissural misalignment is a documented contributor to paravalvular leak, one of the primary mechanisms driving structural valve deterioration and the rising rate of TAVR explant procedures nationally. As TAVR expands into younger patients with decades of life expectancy ahead of them, getting deployment right the first time matters more, not less.
The underlying sensor architecture is broader than this single application, and extends to other catheter-based procedures requiring precise rotational positioning, including transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve replacement.
- Patent Portfolio
The IP and assets available for sale include:
- US 12564452 — General dual-sensor motion tracking for catheter and surgical instrument procedures.
- US 12446975 — The pigtail catheter / delivery catheter relative position architecture for TAVR commissural alignment.
- Prototypes(s), Image(s) & Video(s), IP Novelty Search, and Software, Data, & Code
Jurisdictional Scope: The patent estate is currently limited to the United States and includes issued U.S. patent(s) and related continuation applications. Although a PCT application (WO2023196260) was filed, national phase entries were not pursued, and no foreign patent protection is in force.
- Data Room Access & Additional Details
Other Public Data Room Materials Available at VIP-3513 PUBLIC DATA ROOM FOR CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL DEVICE IP – ULYS.002:
- Introductory Materials
- Patents and Applications
- Patent File Histories
- Patent Assignment and Ownership
- Video Demo
- Articles
- Market Analysis
Additional Materials (available under mutual non-disclosure agreement):
- Due Diligence Review
- Hardware Cost
- Simulation Environment Report
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Other Public Data Room Materials Available at VIP-3513 PUBLIC DATA ROOM FOR CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL DEVICE IP – ULYS.003:
- Introductory Materials
- Patent Application and File History
- Patent Assignment and Ownership
- Feasibility Study
- Market Analysis
- Video Demo
Additional Materials (available under mutual non-disclosure agreement):
- Due Diligence Review
- Other Materials
- More Information
Pricing guidance for this transaction may be available. All parties interested in the IP above are authorized to contact Jim Filkins at Vibrant IP, LLC at jim@vibrantip.com.