Patent ID: 9681864
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: disposing on an atrial side of a first leaflet of a mitral valve a first implant, the first implant including a first loop portion, a first suture portion extending from the first loop portion proximally through the first leaflet to the ventricular side of the first leaflet and a second suture portion extending from the first loop portion proximally through the first leaflet to the ventricular side of the first leaflet; disposing on an atrial side of a second leaflet of the mitral valve a second implant, the second implant including a second loop portion, a third suture portion extending from the second loop portion proximally through the second leaflet to the ventricular side of the second leaflet and a fourth suture portion extending from the second loop portion proximally through the second leaflet to the ventricular side of the second leaflet; placing the first suture portion within a lumen of an inner member of a securing device; placing the third suture portion within the lumen of the inner member of the securing device; inserting one of the second suture portion and the fourth suture portion through a distal opening defined by an outer member of the securing device and through a side opening defined by the outer member; forming a knot with the second suture portion and the fourth suture portion outside the securing device; and moving the knot distally toward the ventricular side of the mitral valve using the outer member of the securing device.