Patent ID: 11890191
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES INNOVATION (ISRAEL) LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 21:
22. A method for use with a heart of a subject, the method comprising:
advancing a tool distally along a flexible elongate contracting member, toward an anchor implanted at the heart, the tool including a cutting element;
applying tension to the contracting member such that the contracting member slides proximally through a fastener disposed at the heart, while a stop is removably coupled to the fastener in a manner that maintains the fastener in an open state; and
using the tool, pulling the stop proximally away from the fastener and against a cutting element of the tool in a manner that causes both:
the fastener to clamp to the contracting member, thereby locking the tension in the contracting member, and
the stop to push the cutting element against the contracting member to sever the contracting member.