Patent ID: 8509921

Claim:
An implantable line for implantation in the left ventricle of the heart with perforation of the atrial or ventricular septum, the implantable line including: a. an elongated flexible line body having a distal end, and including at least one of: (1) an electrode, (2) a sensor, and (3) a medicine administering device, at or near the distal end, b. a closure element on the line body, wherein: (1) the closure element seals the perforation site in the septum, (2) at least a portion of the closure element has an expandable section having a diameter which expands to be greater than the diameter of adjacent lengths of the line body, and (3) the closure element also includes a reducing section adjacent the expandable section, the reducing section having a diameter which is reduced when the diameter of the expandable section is expanded, c. a distal fixator: (1) spaced from the closure element, and (2) at or near the distal end of the line body, wherein the fixator is configured to fix the distal end of the line body in or adjacent a wall of the left ventricle away from the septum.