Patent ID: 11701229

Abstract:
Kit includes coaptation aid and fixation system for repair of leaflets of a heart valve. Coaptation aid includes coaptation catheter having an expandable member at a distal end thereof adapted to be introduced to a left ventricular outflow tract of a heart via a retrograde approach. Expandable member has a delivery configuration with a reduced cross-dimension and a deployed configuration with an expanded cross-dimension adapted to contact a ventricular side of a first leaflet of a heart valve and position the first leaflet generally proximate a coapting configuration with a second leaflet. Fixation system includes a delivery catheter having a distal end, and a fixation device removably coupled to the distal end of the delivery catheter and is adapted to couple the first leaflet to the second leaflet of the heart valve. Methods for fixation of native leaflets of a heart valve using a coaptation aid also disclosed.