Transventricular implant tools and devices
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Abstract
A method and implantation tools for placing a transventricular splint including a tension member. The method includes gaining access to the patient'"'"'s hearts and identifying entry or exit points for the tension member, marking those locations and delivering the tension member. Anchors for the tension member are also delivered. The length of the tensions member is measured and the walls of the heart drawn together. The pads are secured to the tension member and the tension member is trimmed to length. The pads are secured to the heart surface.
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Citations
19 Claims
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14. A method for placing on a diseased heart a device including a tether having two ends, said method comprising the steps:
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passing the tether along a predetermined line of approximate placement position on the heart of the device, attaching a first portion of the device to one end of the tether, pulling a first portion of the device into approximate placement position with the tether, attaching a second portion of the device to the second end of the tether, sliding the second portion along the tether and placing the second portion of the device into approximate placement position abutting said first portion, and connecting the two portions to one another. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for placing on a diseased heart a device including a tether having two ends, said method comprising the steps:
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passing a tether having two ends along a predetermined line of approximate placement on the heart of the device, sliding a sheath over the tether, attaching one end of the sheath and one end of the tether to a first portion of the device, pulling the first portion of the device into approximate placement position on the heart, disconnecting the sheath and sliding the sheath off the tether, attaching a second portion of the device to the tether, sliding the second portion along the tether and placing the second portion of the device into approximate placement position, and connecting the two portions to one another. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for placing a device in a diseased heart, the device including a first automatically reversibly collapsible anchor and a first tether attached thereto, and a second automatically reversibly collapsible anchor and a second tether attached thereto, said method comprising the steps:
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passing a sheath through a lumen into an interior portion of a chamber of the heart, sliding the first collapsible portion in a collapsed position through the sheath and through a first predetermined portion of a wall of the chamber and causing the first collapsible anchor to expand, sliding the second collapsible portion in a collapsed position through the sheath and through a second predetermined portion of a wall of the chamber and causing the second collapsible anchor to expand, and connecting a free end of the first tether to a free end of the second tether.
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19. A method for introducing a transventricular tension member between substantially opposing walls of a heart chamber and anchor members on each end thereof, the anchor members being expandable from a compressed configuration in which the anchor is confined to a relatively small diameter to an expanded configuration in which one end of the anchor is expanded to a relatively larger diameter including a relatively planar surface, and the anchor member is attachable to a tension member extending away therefrom, said method comprising the steps:
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endoluminally introducing a first anchor into an interior of the chamber in the compressed configuration and causing the first anchor to pass through a wall of the chamber to the exterior thereof, causing the first anchor to expand to its expanded configuration with the planar surface resting against an exterior surface of the chamber wall, endoluminally introducing a second anchor into an interior of the chamber in a compressed configuration and causing the second anchor to pass through a wall of the chamber to the exterior thereof, causing the second anchor to expand to its expanded configuration with the planar surface resting against an exterior surface of the chamber wall, and connecting the first and second anchors to a tension member.
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Specification