Patent ID: 9320513
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A system for treating a heart within a patient, the heart having first and second chambers with a septum therebetween, the second chamber having an exterior wall, the system comprising: a first elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the first shaft being configured to be advanced from outside the patient into the heart along a first path so that the distal end of the first shaft is disposed in the first chamber; a second elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the second shaft being configured to be advanced along a second path from outside the heart, through the exterior wall and through the septum so that the distal end of the second shaft is disposed in the first chamber; a first elongate flexible body slidably coupled to one of the shafts, the first flexible body having a distal end portion configured for in situ coupling, within the first chamber of the heart, with a corresponding distal end portion extending from the other of the shafts so as to join the first path with the second path; an implant configured to be advanced along the joined paths, the implant including: