Harpoon Medical Inc.
Beating-heart mitral valve repair
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Harpoon Medical's Inc.'s beating heart mitral valve procedure uses an expanded polytetrafluorethylene anchor that replaces the non-functioning natural chordae tendineae. The anchor is inserted via a small incision between the ribs and into the leaflet to eliminate mitral valve regurgitation.
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