An elderly resident of Asansol has become the first patient in Eastern India to receive the indigenously manufactured MyCLIP TEER device for treating severe mitral regurgitation. The procedure was performed at Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, Kolkata on November 29. The 60-year-old patient, identified as Ramswaroop, a small business owner from Asansol, suffered from multiple cardiac complications, including heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and severely reduced pumping function. Doctors said open-heart surgery posed high risks, making the minimally invasive TEER procedure the only viable option.
The MyCLIP device, previously available only internationally at about ₹30 lakh, is now manufactured in India under the Make in India initiative. Costs have fallen to around ₹15 lakh, and further CSR support from the manufacturer, Manipal Foundation and a social organisation enabled the Asansol patient to undergo treatment without extra financial burden, hospital officials said.
The device was implanted through a leg vein puncture, reducing leakage to trivial levels. The patient showed immediate improvement and has resumed normal activities, returning to his work in Asansol. Doctors said the procedure marks a milestone for eastern India and opens access to life-saving cardiac treatment for high-risk patients who cannot undergo surgery.
