Mitral Valve Repair System to Percutaneously Treat Moderate to Severe Regurgitation Using Alfieri Edge-to-Edge Technique

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Abstract

The MEDFREE® Valve Repair System will innovatively improve upon the current market leading MitraClip device, while leveraging and building on the proven percutaneous Alfieri edge-to-edge repair technique. We aim to address this vastly unmet percutaneous structural heart market by delivering a simpler, easier-to-use device in a smaller 12 Fr catheter system that can be used by a single operator.

Key facts

NIH application ID: 9910088
Project number: 1R43HL147825-01A1
Recipient: MEDFREE, INC.
Principal Investigator: Raghuveer Basude
Activity code: R43
Funding institute: NIH
Fiscal year: 2020
Award amount: $299,413
Award type: 1
Project period: 2020-01-02 → 2020-12-30