Patent ID: 9011531
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for repairing a mitral valve, the method comprising: positioning a crossing guidewire across the mitral valve, the crossing guidewire passing through the apex of the heart and into the left ventricle, across the left ventricle, through the annulus of the mitral valve at a first location and into the left atrium, across the left atrium, through the annulus of the mitral valve at a second location and back into the left ventricle, across the left ventricle, and back through the apex of the heart to exit the heart; using the crossing guidewire to position a spanning implant that extends from the left ventricle, through the annulus of the mitral valve at the first location and into the left atrium, across the left atrium, and through the annulus of the mitral valve at the second location, and into the left ventricle; anchoring the spanning implant at the first location with a first anchor, the first anchor being positioned against the left ventricle side of the annulus at the first location; tensioning the spanning implant so as to draw the first location and the second location closer together; and anchoring the spanning implant at the second location with a second anchor, the second anchor being positioned against the left ventricle side of the annulus at the second location.