Patent ID: 8632502

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; an anchor engagement element having (i) a body forming a 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 the anchor when the anchor is disposed about the elongate member, 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 engagement element; and an alignment element secured relative to the elongate member and configured to secure the elongate member relative to the body of the anchor engagement element to restrict movement of the elongate member orthogonal to the axis of the channel, wherein the anchor receiving element and the alignment element are formed from the same or different parts.