Patent ID: 7981152

Claim:
A kit comprising: an access guide catheter having a inside diameter (ID); a rail catheter slideably disposable within the access guide catheter, the rail catheter having a detachable access port positioned on a proximal end thereof and an outside diameter (OD) that is smaller than the access guide catheter ID such that upon removal of the detachable access port the access guide catheter is capable of being proximally withdrawn over and removed from the rail catheter; a delivery catheter slideably disposable over the rail catheter, the delivery catheter having an ID that is larger than the rail catheter OD such that upon removal of the access guide catheter the delivery catheter is capable of being initially advanced over the rail catheter; and a mitral valve repair device disposable within the delivery catheter; wherein the delivery catheter ID is about the same as the access guide catheter ID.