ARTICLE SUMMARY:
Most patients with heart failure suffer from both left ventricular dilation and mitral regurgitation. Mitre Medical has a simple epicardial clip that addresses both simultaneously.
You might say that Mitre Medical Corp. has a contrarian approach to mitral valve disease. While the major companies operating in structural heart disease have recently spent $1.7 billion to acquire companies developing transcatheter mitral valve solutions, Mitre Medical is sticking with surgeons by offering them a beating heart option in the form of an epicardial device.
