Eastern India's First Indigenous MyCLIP TEER Heart Device was Installed by Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass

News Desk, News Nation 360 : Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, a unit of the Manipal Hospitals Group, one of Eastern India's largest healthcare providers, has achieved a significant milestone in advanced cardiac care by successfully implanting Eastern India's first MyCLIP TEER on a 60-year-old male patient, Ramswaroop from Asansol, on November 29, 2025. Dr Dilip Kumar, Director of Cath Lab, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, and Device and Structural Heart Expert at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, performed the landmark procedure, which provided a safe and effective treatment option for a patient who was at high risk for conventional open-heart surgery. The procedure was carried out with the active support and expertise of Dr Prakash Kumar Hazra, Director and Head Cardiology Specialist, Manipal Hospital, Dhakuria; Dr Rabin Chakraborty, Senior Consultant - Cardiology, Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass; and Dr Anil Kumar Singhi, Senior Consultant - Paediatric Cardiology, Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, highlighting a strong multidisciplinary collaboration. Meril's "Made in India" MyCLIP TEER, designed for high-risk mitral regurgitation sufferers like Ramswaroop, Asansol's small business entrepreneur, is now easier and more accessible. Gone were the days when this highly advanced technology, earlier priced at ₹30 lakh (licensed and marketed by only two companies worldwide), was finally made "Make in India" at just ₹15 lakh, reducing costs by an impressive 50%! With no insurance, the "Meril Company's Corporate Social Responsibility" further reduced the costs by half, with the remaining costs being borne by "Manipal Foundation" and "another NGO", making the entire expense null and void for poor Ramswaroop. Suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy (LVEF-25%), severe mitral regurgitation

(blood flowing back, putting excessive pressure and strain on the cardiac chambers), pulmonary hypertension, mild CAD, and hypertension, his symptoms of shortness of breath, weakness, choking sensations, anasarca, and congestive cardiac failure troubled him. As his surgical intervention would further endanger his fragile health, the "Make in India" MyCLIP saved his day by resolving the issue through the minimally invasive method of his own "leg vein puncture" technique that clipped the edge of the valves within an hour, reducing the unnecessary flow of blood. Best suited for the frail ones (seniors, diabetics, obese, and multicomorbidities), MyCLIP completely renders the "open-heart" surgical risks null and void. Severe and untreated mitral cases show over 50%, and while explaining the procedure, Dr Dilip Kumar stated that severe mitral regurgitation can drastically affect both the quality and length of a patient’s life, especially when it is accompanied by multiple co-morbidities and poor heart function. In Ramswaroop’s case, open-heart surgery carried a very high risk. MyCLIP TEER offered a minimally invasive yet effective alternative that gave him a real chance at recovery. This procedure also demands extremely stringent patient selection and precise anatomical measurements to ensure optimal outcomes. Successfully performing the first MyCLIP procedure in Eastern India is a significant clinical milestone for us, as it demonstrates the clinical effectiveness of this indigenously manufactured device. Equally important is the fact that they were able to ensure access to this advanced therapy despite financial challenges, which they could overcome through the support of the device manufacturing company Meril, Manipal Foundation and several other NGOs from the city.

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