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

Claim 0:
1. A mitral valve leaflet repair system, comprising:
a delivery catheter having at least four lumens extending proximally from a distal end of the delivery catheter;
two or more pairs of anchor elements disposed within the at least four lumens, each of the two or more pairs of anchor elements being configured to extend through one layer of a mitral valve leaflet tissue; and
a securing element configured to secure at least two anchor elements of the two or more pairs of anchor elements together on one side of the mitral valve leaflet tissue;
wherein at least one lumen of the at least four lumens comprises a retention lumen configured to grasp a mitral valve leaflet prior to extending the two or more pairs of anchor elements through one layer of mitral valve leaflet tissue;
wherein the securing element is configured to be disposed around at least a portion of a perimeter of each of two anchor elements of the two or more pairs of anchor elements.