Cardiac Valve Leaflet Enhancer Devices and Systems

A system, comprising:

• an implant configured to be coupled to a native heart valve leaflet of a heart of a patient to reduce valve regurgitation, the implant including (1) a leaflet section, and (2) an atrial arm and a ventricular arm moveable relative to each other between a closed position and an open position and defining a space sufficient to capture an end of the native heart valve leaflet between the atrial arm and the ventricular arm;
• and
• an implant delivery catheter including an implant holder, the implant holder including a proximal portion and a distal portion, and an opening defined therebetween to receive the leaflet section,
• the proximal portion (1) defining a pair of atrial channels configured to slidably receive an atrial tether that is configured to be removably coupled to the atrial arm of the implant, and (2) an engagement surface against which the atrial arm is configured to abut when the atrial tether is tensioned,
• the distal portion defining a pair of ventricular channels configured to slidably receive a ventricular tether that is configured to be removably coupled to the ventricular arm of the implant and tensioned to move the ventricular arm away from the atrial arm, thereby transitioning the implant towards the open position.