Patent ID: 8123668

Claim:
A method for treating a heart, the heart having a first chamber bordered by a septum and a wall, the heart having a second chamber separated from the first chamber by the septum, the method comprising: deploying an implant into the septum and into the wall, the implant including a tensile member and a lead extending from adjacent the tensile member; tensioning the tensile member between the septum and the wall to limit a dimension of the first chamber, wherein the tensile member draws tissue of the wall and the septum through which the tensile member passes into permanent engagement; deploying the at least one lead from an epicardial surface of the heart to a contractile tissue at a different location on the epicardial surface of the heart; transmitting signals between the implant and the heart with an electrode surface of the lead, wherein the electrode surface contacts contractile tissue, and wherein the signals are transmitted transceptally along an axis of the tensile member; and pacing, defibrillating, and/or sensing characteristics of the heart using the transmitted signals.