Patent ID: 7226467

Claim:
An endovascular heart valve repair device comprising: an elongated flexible shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a main lumen therebetween, the elongated flexible shaft being adapted for positioning through a blood vessel into a chamber of the heart; a first and a second flexible tubular guide extending from the proximal end to the distal end through the main lumen; a first actuation element movably disposed in the first flexible tubular guide; a fixation device coupled to the distal end of the shaft and adapted for positioning in the chamber of the heart, the fixation device having at least one proximal element and at least one distal element adapted to engage a valve leaflet therebetween, at least one of the proximal and distal elements being coupled to the actuation element so that movement of the actuation element in relation to the first tubular guide moves the at least one of the proximal and distal elements coupled thereto; a lock release line disposed in the second tubular guide, the fixation device having a locking mechanism, the lock release line being coupled to the locking mechanism.