Patent ID: 11911023
Assignee: NEOCHORD, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of repairing a heart valve in a beating heart of a patient, comprising:
percutaneously inserting a suture attachment device into a beating heart of a patient;
positioning a capture assembly of the suture attachment device adjacent a valve leaflet of the heart valve;
operating a jaw actuator on a handle assembly of the suture attachment device to longitudinally slide a distal clamping jaw of the capture assembly carrying a suture under tension with respect to a proximal clamping jaw of the capture assembly to create a space between the proximal clamping jaw and the distal clamping jaw;
positioning the capture assembly such that the valve leaflet is in the space between the proximal clamping jaw and the distal clamping jaw;
clamping the valve leaflet between the proximal clamping jaw and the distal clamping jaw; and
operating a needle actuator on the handle assembly to actuate a needle to retrieve the suture carried under tension on the distal clamping jaw across a path of travel of the needle to insert the suture through the valve leaflet.