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

Claim 16:
17. A method of treating mitral valve prolapse, comprising:
percutaneously inserting a delivery catheter to a left atrium of a heart;
securing a distal end of the delivery catheter to a mitral valve leaflet using a retentionlumen extending through the delivery catheter;
inserting two or more pairs of anchor elements into the mitral valve leaflet from the distal end of the delivery catheter at a first relative location, wherein the anchor elements of each pair of anchor elements are spaced apart from each other at the first relative location;
translating each pair of anchor elements to a second relative location, wherein the anchor elements of each pair of anchor elements are closer together than at the first relative location; and
securing each pair of anchor elements together at the second relative location on one side of the mitral valve leaflet;
wherein translating each pair of anchor elements to the second relative location further comprises forming a fold in the mitral valve leaflet, the fold being disposed between each pair of anchor elements.