Nitinol anchors delivered transapically are used to position a braid along the mitral ring, which is then used to reduce the mitral valve diameter at will, in real-time under echography.

The strength of the anchors and the ability to finely control the reduction of the dilation are particularly valuable to interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons.

The device can effectively complement the leaflets edge-to-edge approach, and open eligibility to a much larger pool of patients.