Patent ID: 8262624

Claim:
An anchor deployment apparatus for deploying an anchor about a therapy delivery element, comprising: an anchor receiving element having an elongate member having a distal opening and a lumen extending proximally in the elongate member from the distal opening, the lumen of the elongate member being configured to slidably receive at least a portion of a therapy delivery element, wherein the anchor receiving element further comprises a handle positioned generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the elongate member; and an anchor engagement element having (i) a first channel in which the elongate member of the anchor receiving element is axially movable, and (ii) an engagement feature forming at least a part of the channel, wherein the engagement feature is configured to engage an anchor when the anchor is disposed about the elongate member and the elongate member is moved distally relative to the anchor engagement element, and to cause the anchor to move distally along the elongate member when the feature is engaged with the anchor and the elongate member is moved proximally relative to the anchor engagement element.