Patent ID: 7753858

Claim:
A method for orienting the inner and outer members of a catheter assembly comprising: selecting a catheter assembly comprising: selecting a guide sheath having a guide sheath axis and a distal end, wherein the guide sheath is configured to position the distal end about a subannular space; and selecting an elongate device slidably extendable within the guide sheath, the elongate device having an elongate device axis, a distal end and a plurality of distinct anchor delivery sites; wherein the guide sheath comprises a sheath orientation portion, the sheath orientation portion having a pre-shaped non-linear configuration; and wherein the elongate device comprises a device orientation portion, the device orientation portion having a pre-shaped complementary non-linear configuration to the non-linear shape of the sheath orientation portion; placing the distal end of the guide sheath at a chosen location; aligning the sheath and device orientation portions so that the guide sheath and elongate device are at a chosen orientation wherein the sheath orientation portion and the device orientation portion form a complementary interfit; and repositioning the guide sheath and the elongate device away from and back into the chosen orientation.