Patent ID: 9486281
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A method for cardiac valve treatment via a left atrial appendage, the method comprising: advancing a first guide intravascularly to an interior of the left atrial appendage, wherein the first guide comprises a first longitudinal lumen therethrough and a first magnet; advancing a second guide through the pericardium to an exterior of the left atrial appendage, wherein the second guide comprises a second longitudinal lumen therethrough and a second magnet; aligning the first and second guides using the first and second magnets such that the first longitudinal lumen is aligned with the second longitudinal lumen and homeostasis is maintained between the magnets; advancing a piercing element through the left atrial appendage through the first and second longitudinal lumens to access a cardiac valve site; advancing a guide element through the first and second longitudinal lumens; advancing a treatment device along the guide element into the heart through the left atrial appendage to the cardiac valve site; repairing or replacing the cardiac valve with the treatment device; removing the treatment device through the left atrial appendage; and advancing a closure device to the left atrial appendage; and closing the left atrial appendage with the closure device.