Medtechs Bet On Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair

The success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement has generated optimism that the much larger pool of mitral regurgitation patients can be similarly served. While big strategics bet on replacement, however, other companies are betting on repair, developing less invasive devices inspired by an array of established mitral valve surgical repair techniques.

The summer of 2015 saw massive strategic acquisitions by Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Medtronic PLC and Abbott Laboratories Inc. of transcatheter mitral valve replacement devices [See Deal][See Deal][See Deal]; also in 2015 – Abbott’s transcatheter mitral valve repair device MitraClip saw its 25,000th patient. The success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has generated optimism in the industry that the much larger pool of mitral regurgitation (MR) patients can be similarly served.

While big strategics bet on replacement, however, other companies are betting on repair, developing less invasive devices inspired by an array of established mitral valve surgical repair techniques. These companies are ambitious

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