Patent 11020229 was granted and assigned to Edwards Lifesciences on June, 2021 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An exemplary valve repair system for repairing a native valve of a patient during a non-open heart procedure includes a delivery device and a valve repair device. The valve repair device includes a pair of gripping members that are configured to attach to the native valve of the patient. A gripper control mechanism is configured to independently engage and move each of the gripping members.