Patent ID: 9060858
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for treating regurgitation through a valve in a heart, the heart having an atrium fluidically coupled to a ventricle by the valve, the valve including at least two leaflets which coapt along a line of coaptation, the method comprising: introducing percutaneously a medical device system into a patient's heart to a vicinity of a gap within the line of coaptation of the valve, the medical device system comprising: using the guide catheter to position the device within the gap along the line of coaptation; retracting the sheath to release the blocker from compressive forces maintaining the device in the delivery configuration, the device expanding to a size larger than the reduce size in response to the sheath being retracted; and retracting the catheter and the sheath from the heart.