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

> **NIH NIH R43** · MEDFREE, INC. · 2020 · $299,413

## 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 organization:** MEDFREE, INC.
- **Principal Investigator:** Raghuveer Basude
- **Activity code:** R43 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $299,413
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-01-02 → 2020-12-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9910088

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9910088, Mitral Valve Repair System to Percutaneously Treat Moderate to Severe Regurgitation Using Alfieri Edge-to-Edge Technique (1R43HL147825-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9910088. Licensed CC0.

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