Patent ID: 9730793
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. A method for use with a papillary muscle of a heart of a subject, the papillary muscle being coupled to one or more chordae tendineae of the heart of the subject, the method comprising: advancing a guide member to the chordae tendineae, the guide member having a proximal portion that includes a longitudinal element, and a distal portion that includes a chord-engaging element, configured to be slidably coupled to the chordae tendineae; coupling the chord-engaging element to at least one of the one or more chordae tendineae; sliding the chord-engaging element over the at least one of the chordae tendineae toward the papillary muscle; advancing a tool toward the papillary muscle of the subject by sliding the tool along the longitudinal element; and following the step of advancing the tool, anchoring a tissue anchor to ventricular muscle tissue using the tool.