Implant for heart valve

A method for use at a native valve of a heart of a subject, the valve including a first leaflet and a second leaflet, the method comprising:

• transluminally advancing, to the heart, an implant coupled to a delivery apparatus,
• the implant including a first clip and a second clip, the first clip and the second clip fixedly coupled to each other, the first clip including a first-clip arm, and the second clip including a second-clip arm, and
• the delivery apparatus including a delivery tube and at least one clip controller disposed within the delivery tube;
• advancing the implant out of the delivery tube;
• forming the first leaflet and the second leaflet into a double-orifice arrangement by using the implant to couple a middle scallop of the first leaflet to a middle scallop of the second leaflet by, using the clip controller:
• opening the first clip by deflecting the first-clip arm;
• independently of opening the first clip, opening the second clip by deflecting the second-clip arm;
• gripping the first leaflet with the first clip by closing the first clip by deflecting the first-clip arm;
• and
• independently of gripping the first leaflet, gripping the second leaflet with the second clip by closing the second clip by deflecting the second-clip arm;
• decoupling the clip controller from the implant;
• and
• withdrawing the delivery apparatus from the subject.