Medtronic, Inc.

Half Moon Medical, Inc.

Robert O'Grady

Matthew McLean

Neil S Zimmerman

Gaurav Krishnamurthy

Jose Gonzalez

Hanson S Gifford, Iii

Douglas Sutton

Douglas S Sutton

Erik Thai

Ben F Brian, Iii

James I Fann

Katherine Miyashiro

Paul Gunning

Jean-Pierre Dueri

Cassandra Orth

Jeffrey Martin

Steven K Stringer

Tricuspid valve repair devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A tricuspid valve repair device configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a coaptation member configured to be positioned between one or more native leaflets of the tricuspid valve to at least partially fill a space between the native leaflets. The tricuspid valve repair device can further include one or more fixation mechanisms for securing the coaptation member in position between the leaflets. The fixation mechanisms can include clip mechanisms, lock mechanisms, stabilization members, anchors, and/or other structures configured to engage cardiac anatomy local to or remote from the tricuspid valve, such as the native leaflets, the tricuspid valve annulus, the right ventricular outflow tract, the superior vena cava, the inferior vena cava, and so on.

Tricuspid valve repair devices and associated systems and methods

Delivery systems for implanting cardiac valve repair devices are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a delivery system includes a delivery catheter, a hub shaft extending through the delivery catheter, and a core shaft extending through the hub shaft. The delivery catheter is configured to hold a valve repair device in a compressed configuration. The hub shaft includes a hub configured to releasably engage a first portion of the valve repair device, and the core shaft includes a plug configured to releasably engage a second portion of the valve repair device. When the valve repair device is unsheathed from the delivery catheter, the hub shaft and the core shaft are independently movable to axially elongate/compress the valve repair device. When the valve repair device is properly positioned, the hub can be actuated to release the first portion of the valve repair device, and the plug can be actuated to release the second portion of the valve repair device.

Delivery systems for cardiac valve devices, and associated methods of operation

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