Implantation of repair chords in the heart
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1. A method, comprising:
- positioning, within a lumen of a ventricle of a heart of a patient at an intraventricular site of the ventricle selected from the group consisting of;
a papillary muscle and a portion of the inner wall of the ventricle of the patient, a spool coupled to a first end portion of a longitudinal member;
coupling a second end portion of the longitudinal member to a portion of tissue facing the lumen of the ventricle; and
rotating the spool, and by the rotating, adjusting a distance between the selected intraventricular site and the portion of tissue facing the lumen of the ventricle.
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Abstract
A method is provided, including positioning, at an intraventricular site of a ventricle of a patient, a spool coupled to a first end portion of a longitudinal member and coupling a second end portion of the longitudinal member to a portion of tissue facing a lumen of the ventricle. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. A method, comprising:
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positioning, within a lumen of a ventricle of a heart of a patient at an intraventricular site of the ventricle selected from the group consisting of;
a papillary muscle and a portion of the inner wall of the ventricle of the patient, a spool coupled to a first end portion of a longitudinal member;coupling a second end portion of the longitudinal member to a portion of tissue facing the lumen of the ventricle; and rotating the spool, and by the rotating, adjusting a distance between the selected intraventricular site and the portion of tissue facing the lumen of the ventricle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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