Patent ID: 6616684
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A method for placing a splint assembly transverse a heart chamber, the method comprising:providing an elongate member having a first end and a second end and a deployable heart-engaging assembly connected to said first end; advancing the elongate member through vasculature structure and into the heart chamber such that the first end of the elongate member extends through a first location of a heart chamber wall and the second end extends through a second location of a heart chamber wall substantially opposite the first location; deploying the deployable heart-engaging assembly such that it engages with a first exterior surface of a heart chamber wall adjacent the first location; and securing the elongate member with respect to the heart chamber with a second heart-engaging assembly connected to the second end, said second heart-engaging assembly engaging with a second exterior surface of a heart chamber wall adjacent the second location.