| abstract |
The present invention provides a device, system, and method for repairing a heart valve function, which may include cutting native valve leaflets in two for improved deployment of a prosthetic heart valve in the heart of the heart. native valve. The invention may include a catheter having a cutting member shaft and a cutting member adapted to perforate a valve leaflet and / or to provide a controlled cut through the leaflet. The device may have an expandable foot adapted to be positioned on an opposite side of the valve leaflet from the cutter shaft. The device may include magnets for guiding the cutting element and / or the cutting element shaft to achieve proper alignment with the extendable foot, and for holding the elements in place while the sheet is cut in half. . |