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

Claim 6:
7. A method of treating a deficient native mitral valve of a heart of a patient, the method comprising:
advancing a first catheter through the patient's vasculature;
advancing a distal end portion of the first catheter into the heart to position the distal end portion of the first catheter adjacent the native mitral valve;
advancing a distal end portion of a second catheter from a distal end of the first catheter, wherein the distal end portion of the second catheter is pre-shaped to form proximal and distal curves inside the heart when advanced from the first catheter, wherein first proximal and distal curves are in different planes; and
deploying a wire from the second 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 second catheter.