Patent ID: 9579193
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method for treating a lumenal anatomical location, comprising: a) advancing a distal region of a delivery catheter proximate a target location in a patient's lumenal system; b) dispensing a penetrating member from the delivery catheter proximate the target location; c) advancing the penetrating member through a first portion of lumenal tissue proximate the target location to define a first passage; d) advancing an end of a first tether through the first passage, the first tether having a first anchor disposed at the end thereof; e) advancing the first tether through the first passage until the first anchor bears against tissue proximate the first passage; f) disposing a prosthesis over the first tether; and g) advancing the prosthesis over the first tether to a position proximate the target location; and h) installing the prosthesis at the target location, wherein the prosthesis is compliant and conforms to the shape and the anatomy of the target location.