Patent ID: 7559936
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for repairing a cardiac valve, comprising: a catheter assembly configured to pass from the remote vasculature of a patient to a position within the heart adjacent the cardiac valve; at least two maneuverable grasping elements independently translatable through the catheter assembly, the grasping elements reversibly and radially extendable from the catheter assembly to capture and reposition portions of at least two valve leaflets into an apposed position; and a fastening mechanism translatable through the catheter assembly to secure the repositioned portions of the valve leaflets, wherein the catheter assembly is comprised of a plurality of slidably linked catheters, one of the grasping elements disposed in each catheter, and wherein each catheter includes at least one side port through which the fastening mechanism is extendable and disengagable from the catheter assembly.