Patent ID: 11931262
Assignee: PIPELINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method of securing a leaflet anchor to a mitral valve leaflet, comprising:
advancing a catheter into a left atrium;
securing a temporary leaflet connector to a mitral valve leaflet from an atrial side of the mitral valve leaflet; and
after securing the temporary leaflet connector to the mitral valve leaflet, advancing the leaflet anchor through the mitral valve leaflet to secure the mitral valve leaflet to a leaflet suture,
wherein the leaflet anchor is radially enlargeable from a delivery configuration to an enlarged configuration to secure the mitral valve leaflet to the leaflet suture, and wherein the radially enlargeable leaflet anchor is carried within a needle having a sharpened end for piercing the mitral valve leaflet.