Use of TriClip steerable guide catheter for MitraClip: from bench to case
Fuk Kei Fong, Leo Kar Lok Lai, Kevin Ka Ho Kam, Alex Pui Wai Lee, Gilbert H L Tang, Kent Chak-yu So · 2026
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Description
Fuk Kei Fong and colleagues tell of a 77-year-old frail man with bad leaks in both the mitral and tricuspid heart valves who had keyhole valve repair. The MitraClip tool had to be pushed deep after a high puncture through the wall between the atria, which hurt control and grip on the leaflets. The team then used the TriClip guide tube off-label for the mitral job.
A turn of the tube's L-knob cut the height above the mitral valve and gave back fine steering, so the clip landed well. Mitral leak fell from bad to mild-moderate, and tricuspid leak fell from bad to mild. Bench tests show the TriClip tube's short bent tip needs 5 millimetres less puncture height, a real help when the puncture site is not ideal.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Fuk Kei Fong, Leo Kar Lok Lai, Kevin Ka Ho Kam, Alex Pui Wai Lee, Gilbert H L Tang, Kent Chak-yu So |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 7 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |