Systems and methods for heart valve leaflet repair
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsMark Chau, Sam Shafigh, Travis Zenyo Oba
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AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsMark Chau, Sam Shafigh, Travis Zenyo Oba
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An implant includes an interface and a wing that is coupled to the interface. A catheter is transluminally advanceable to a heart chamber upstream of a heart valve of a subject and houses the implant. A delivery tool comprises a shaft and a driver. Via engagement with the interface, the shaft is configured to (i) deploy the implant out of the catheter such that, within the chamber, the wing extends away from the interface; and (ii) position the implant in a position in which the interface is at a site in the heart and the wing extends over a first leaflet of the valve toward an opposing leaflet of the valve. The driver is configured to secure the implant in the position by driving an anchor through the interface and into tissue at the site. Other embodiments are also described.
A system for use with a valve of a heart of a subject, the valve having a first leaflet and an opposing leaflet, the heart having a chamber upstream of the valve, and the system comprising:
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