Patent ID: 8918193

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a pledget formed from a stitchable cloth-like material, the pledget having a length, a width, and a thickness, a first surface of the pledget configured to reside against a tissue surface of myocardium heart tissue, and a second surface of the pledget opposite to the first surface and separated from the first surface by the thickness of the pledget; an anchor comprising electrically conductive material; a first leg of the anchor disposed completely through the thickness of the pledget at a first location and configured to penetrate the myocardium heart tissue; a second leg of the anchor disposed completely through the thickness of the pledget at a second location spaced apart from the first location and configured to the myocardium heart tissue, wherein ends of the first leg and the second leg join beyond the first surface and define a single end; a loop portion of the anchor over the second surface of the pledget formed between the first location and the second location; a heart wire having an exposed, conductive end portion residing over the second surface of the pledget and in electrical contact with said anchor through said loop through a portion of the conductive end portion above the second surface of the pledget; wherein said heart wire is in electrical communication through said anchor into said myocardium heart tissue to conduct electrical signals into said myocardium.