Patent ID: 11918461
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method of treating a deficient native mitral valve of a heart of a patient, the method comprising:
advancing a steerable, first catheter through the patient's vasculature, wherein a distal end portion of the first catheter is steerable to facilitate advancement of the first catheter through the vasculature;
advancing the distal end portion of the first catheter into the heart;
advancing a distal end portion of a second catheter from a distal end of the first catheter;
advancing a distal end portion of a third catheter from a distal end of the second catheter; and
deploying a wire from the third catheter, wherein the wire has a pre-shaped curvature such that the wire extends completely around native leaflets of the native mitral valve when deployed from the third catheter.