Patent ID: 11918470
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. 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 retention 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.