Technology ID
TAB-2598

Device for Non-Surgical Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty

E-Numbers
E-027-2013-0
Lead Inventor
Lederman, Robert (NHLBI)
Co-Inventors
Rogers, Toby (NHLBI)
Ratnayaka, Kanishka (NHLBI)
Development Status
  • Prototype
  • Pre-clinical
  • In vitro data available
  • In vivo data available (animal)
Lead IC
NHLBI
ICs
NHLBI
This is a non-surgical tricuspid annuloplasty to treat functional tricuspid valve regurgitation, meaning regurgitation with intact valve leaflets. The device is delivered using novel catheter techniques into the pericardial space and positioned along the atrioventricular groove. A compression member is positioned along the tricuspid annular free wall and tension applied through a variably-applied tension element. In the best embodiment, the compression member has an M shaped portion with at least two inflection points between the segments of difference curvatures.
Commercial Applications
  • Valvular heart disease
  • Tricuspid valve annuloplasty
Competitive Advantages
  • Non-surgical catheter treatment of valve disease
  • Tricuspid valve
Licensing Contact:
Mistry, Pragnesh
pragnesh.mistry@nih.gov