Percutaneous repair of mitral prolapse

A mitral valve leaflet repair system, comprising:

• a delivery catheter having at least one lumen extending proximally from a distal end of the delivery catheter;
• a plurality of anchor elements disposed within the at least one lumen, each of the plurality of anchor elements being configured to extend through one layer of mitral valve leaflet tissue;
• and
• a securing element configured to secure at least two of the plurality of anchor elements together on one side of the mitral valve leaflet tissue;
• wherein the at least one lumen comprises a suction lumen configured to grasp a mitral valve leaflet prior to extending the plurality of anchor elements through one layer of mitral valve leaflet tissue;
• wherein the securing element comprises a magnetic attraction between each of the at least two of the plurality of anchor elements.

A method of treating mitral valve prolapse, comprising:

• percutaneously inserting a delivery catheter to a left atrium of a heart;
• securing a distal end of the delivery catheter to a mitral valve leaflet using a suction lumen extending through the delivery catheter;
• inserting two or more pairs of anchor elements into the mitral valve leaflet from the distal end of the delivery catheter at a first relative location, wherein the anchor elements of each pair of anchor elements are spaced apart from each other at the first relative location;
• translating each pair of anchor elements to a second relative location, wherein the anchor elements of each pair of anchor elements are closer together than at the first relative location;
• and
• securing each pair of anchor elements together at the second relative location on one side of the mitral valve leaflet;
• wherein translating each pair of anchor elements to the second relative location further comprises forming a fold in the mitral valve leaflet, the fold being disposed between each pair of anchor elements.