Acute Safety and Efficacy of the Pivot Bridge System for Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation (Pivot TR)

The Study for Evaluation of Acute Phase Safety and Efficacy of 'Pivot Bridge' to Short-term Treat Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation

The purpose of this clinical trial is as follows.

To assess the safety of the investigational medical device "Pivot Bridge" in participants aged 18 years or older with massive or greater functinal tricuspid regurgitation (TR) who have received medical therapy (diuretics/pharmacological treatment) for at least one month.

To evaluate clinical outcomes related to improvement of tricuspid regurgitation symptoms following implantation of the "Pivot Bridge" device, including procedure success and clinical success.

This study is designed as a self-controlled case series without a separate control group. The participant's non-exposure period to the investigational medical device, consisting of prior medical therapy (Medical Treatment, MT), is defined as the control period. The study compares (1) a period of fixed-dose medical therapy maintained for up to one week prior to application of the investigational medical device, and (2) a period during which the investigational medical device is temporarily implanted (within 1 week) in conjunction with medical therapy (Pivot Bridge, PB).

To quantitatively evaluate the efficacy of the investigational medical device in inducing improvement of tricuspid regurgitation, the following are assessed:

1. improvement in regurgitation severity from baseline to Day 4-7 during fixed-dose medical therapy (ΔMT), and
2. improvement from pre-application to the time of device removal following additional application of the Pivot Bridge (ΔPB).

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Tricuspid Regurgitation Functional
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Pivot Bridge

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 20
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: June-Hong Kim, MD, PhD; Phone Number: +82-(51)515-8783; Email: junehongk@gmail.com

Study Locations

• South Korea
  • Dalseo-gu
    • Daegu, Dalseo-gu, South Korea, 42601
      • Recruiting
      • Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital
      • Contact: In-Cheol Kim, MD, PhD; Phone Number: +82-53-258-4625; Email: aupfe80@gmail.com
  • Gyeongsangnam-do
    • Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea, 50602
      • Recruiting
      • Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
      • Contact: Sang-Hyun Lee, MD, PhD; Phone Number: +82-55-360-1458; Email: greenral@naver.com
  • Seodaemun-gu
    • Seoul, Seodaemun-gu, South Korea, 03722
      • Recruiting
      • Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital
      • Contact: Geu-Ru Hong, MD, PhD; Phone Number: +82-2-2228-8443; Email: grhong@yuhs.ac
  • Songpa-gu
    • Seoul, Songpa-gu, South Korea, 05505
      • Recruiting
      • Asan Medical Center
      • Contact: Dae-Hee Kim, MD, PhD; Phone Number: +82-2-3010-3151; Email: daehee74@amc.seoul.kr

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Subjects who meet all of the following criteria will be enrolled

• Adults aged 18 years or older at the time of screening
• Subjects who have received appropriate medical treatment (diuretics/medical therapy) for tricuspid regurgitation for at least 1 month prior to participation in this clinical trial
• Subjects who, at the screening visit, are assessed by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) to have functional tricuspid regurgitation severity of Massive (4+) or greater, as defined by Tricuspid Valve Academic Research Consortium classification, and who have clinical symptoms corresponding to New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II or higher
• Subjects who, at the screening visit, are found on TTE or cardiac computed tomography (CT) to have a right ventricle (RV) larger than the left ventricle (LV)
• Subjects who, at the screening visit, are found on cardiac CT to have an annular diameter of 40 mm or greater
• Subjects for whom the Heart Team, consisting of at least one cardiologist (specialist in cardiology) and at least one cardiac surgeon, has determined that surgical treatment for isolated Tricuspid Regurgitation is required
• Subjects who voluntarily decide to participate in this clinical trial and provide written informed consent on the subject consent form
• Subjects who are able to understand and comply with the investigator's instructions and participate throughout the entire clinical trial period

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded

• Subjects in whom thrombus or embolic material is identified on echocardiography or cardiac computed tomography (CT) performed at the screening visit
• Subjects who have uncorrected coagulation disorders as shown by clinical laboratory tests performed at the screening visit
• Subjects who cannot use anticoagulant agents
• Subjects who, prior to participation in this clinical trial, have experienced major bleeding due to the use of anticoagulants (minor bleeding such as controllable epistaxis does not apply) requiring treatment, or who have had severe anemia necessitating hospitalization
• Subjects who, prior to participation in this clinical trial, have had devices such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or a pacemaker implanted
• Subjects who, based on echocardiography and cardiac CT performed at the screening visit, are judged by the investigator to have anatomical structures unsuitable for implantation of the investigational medical device
• Subjects who, based on clinical laboratory tests performed at the screening visit, have a platelet count of ≤80,000/µL
• Subjects who, based on echocardiography performed at the screening visit, have pulmonary hypertension with TR Vmax ≥3.5 m/s
• Subjects who, based on echocardiography performed at the screening visit, have left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <50%
• Subjects who, within 3 months prior to participation in this clinical trial, have had active gastrointestinal bleeding or have undergone gastrointestinal procedures (subjects with a risk of gastrointestinal bleeding)
• Subjects who, within 30 days prior to participation in this clinical trial, have a history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
• Subjects who, within 30 days prior to participation in this clinical trial, have a history of myocardial infarction (MI)
• Subjects with active infective endocarditis requiring antibiotic therapy
• Subjects with severe terminal illnesses (e.g., malignant tumors, end-stage pulmonary disease, end-stage liver disease, end-stage renal failure)
• Subjects who, based on echocardiography performed at the screening visit, have moderate or severe aortic, pulmonary, or mitral stenosis
• Subjects who, based on echocardiography performed at the screening visit, are found to have calcification of the tricuspid valve leaflets that would affect the procedure
• Subjects who, based on echocardiography performed at the screening visit, are found to have masses, thrombi, or proliferative lesions in the right heart system, femoral vein, or inferior vena cava
• Subjects who, within 30 days prior to participation in this clinical trial, have participated in another clinical trial
• Pregnant or lactating women, and women planning to become pregnant during the study period
• Women of childbearing potential who are not using medically acceptable methods of contraception
• Subjects who, in addition to the above, are deemed by the investigator to have clinically significant findings that make them inappropriate for participation in this trial

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Patients ≥18 Years With Massive or Greater Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation on Medical Therapy; Patients aged 18 years or older with massive or greater functional tricuspid regurgitation who have received medical therapy (diuretics and/or pharmacological treatment) for at least 1 month	Device: Pivot Bridge; The investigational "Pivot Bridge" device will be inserted through a small incision in the femoral vein and guided to the heart using a catheter. The Pivot Bridge device is designed to sit in the space where the valve isn't closing, helping the flaps of the valve to close tightly and reducing the amount of blood leaking back through the valve.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Procedure Success Based on Improvement in Tricuspid Regurgitation Severity	Proportion of subjects achieving at least a 1-grade improvement in tricuspid regurgitation (TR grade) according to Tricuspid Valve Academic Research Consortium definitions	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement	The number of participants who experienced at least 1 drop in their TR grade from Baseline	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7)
Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(1)	Changes in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-12 (KCCQ-12) score (a measure of symptoms, physical limitation, social limitations and quality of life domains) from baseline. Participants will be asked to tick a box on a scale indicating how each domain affects their life (e.g. scales range from extremely limited to not at all limited, from every morning/night to never over the past 2 weeks, from completely dissatisfied to completely satisfied). The responses will be used to calculate an average score on a scale of 0 to 100. A higher score equates to better outcomes (i.e. fewer symptoms, better physical and social function, improved quality of life).	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7)
Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(2)	Changes in eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) from baseline	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7)
Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(3)	Number of participants with at least 1 level of improvement in pitting edema from baseline	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7)
Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(4)	Number of participants with improvement in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class (system to classify the severity of heart failure symptoms) from baseline	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7)
Clinical Success Based on Clinical Improvement(5)	Changes in echocardiogram (measurements and assessments of the heart's structure and function) as assessed by the central "Core Lab" reader	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (MT Day 4-7), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7)
Clinical Success Based on Anatomical Improvement	Anatomical improvement : right ventricular volume, tricuspid valve annulus area, and other CT core lab analysis parameters	Visit1 (Screening), Visit 3 (PB Day 4-7)
Clinical Success Within 3 Days After Device Removal	Changes in echocardiogram (measurements and assessments of the heart's structure and function) as assessed by the central "Core Lab" reader	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 3 (Post-removal)
Clinical Success at 1 Month After Device Removal	Changes in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-12 (KCCQ-12) score (a measure of symptoms, physical limitation, social limitations and quality of life domains) from baseline. Participants will be asked to tick a box on a scale indicating how each domain affects their life (e.g. scales range from extremely limited to not at all limited, from every morning/night to never over the past 2 weeks, from completely dissatisfied to completely satisfied). The responses will be used to calculate an average score on a scale of 0 to 100. A higher score equates to better outcomes (i.e. fewer symptoms, better physical and social function, improved quality of life).	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 4 (End of Study Visit, PB+ 1 Month)
Clinical Success at 1 Month After Device Removal(1)	Changes in eGFR (estimated glomerular filtration rate) from baseline	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 4 (End of Study Visit, PB+ 1 Month)
Clinical Success at 1 Month After Device Removal(2)	Number of participants with at least 1 level of improvement in pitting edema from baseline	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 4 (End of Study Visit, PB+ 1 Month)
Clinical Success at 1 Month After Device Removal(3)	Number of participants with improvement in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class (system to classify the severity of heart failure symptoms) from baseline	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 4 (End of Study Visit, PB+ 1 Month)
Clinical Success at 1 Month After Device Removal(4)	Changes in echocardiogram (measurements and assessments of the heart's structure and function) as assessed by the central "Core Lab" reader	Visit 2 (Baseline, MT Day 0), Visit 4 (End of Study Visit, PB+ 1 Month)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Tau-MEDICAL Co., Ltd.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Geu-Ru Hong, MD, PhD, Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 20, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 26, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 26, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): February 4, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 4, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 26, 2026
• Last Verified: January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Tricuspid Regurgitation; SPACER; Pivot Bridge
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Diseases; Heart Valve Diseases; Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
• Other Study ID Numbers: TCP-IT2-08

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No