Patent ID: 8372112

Claim:
An assembly for sealing a passageway in a heart, the assembly comprising: a closure device for sealing a passageway in a heart including a first anchor adapted to be placed proximate a first end of the passageway, a second anchor adapted to be placed proximate a second end of the passageway, and a flexible elongate member adapted to extend through the passageway and connect the first and second anchors, the second anchor capable of movement relative to the elongate flexible member to vary a length of the elongate member between the first and second anchors; and a delivery system for delivering the closure device to the passageway in the heart, the delivery system being configured to move within a lumen of a guide catheter and including a wire configured to move the second anchor along the flexible elongate member, such that movement of the wire in a first direction causes the second anchor to move relative to the first anchor towards the first anchor along the elongate member, and such that movement of the wire in a second direction causes the second anchor to move relative to the first anchor away from the first anchor along the elongate member; wherein a loop portion of the wire is configured to engage the second anchor.