Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
NATIVE VALVE REPAIR DEVICES AND PROCEDURES

Abstract:

A valve repair device for repairing a native valve of a patient includes a pair of paddles and a pair of gripping members. The pair of paddles are movable between an open position and a closed position. Each paddle comprises a metal loop that is moveable from a compressed condition where each metal loop has a first width to an expanded condition where each loop has a second width that is greater than the first width. The pair of gripping members are configured to attach to the native valve of the patient.