Patent ID: 8246671

Claim:
A system for partitioning a patient's ventricle, the system comprising: an implant configured for deployment into the patient's ventricle, the implant including a plurality of self-expanding struts, a strand extending transversely across the struts, and a membrane, wherein the implant is configured to have a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration and wherein the strand is configured to be tensioned to collapse the struts; and an applicator configured to insert and retrieve the implant, comprising a control at the proximal end of the applicator for controlling release of the implant from the applicator; an elongate body extending from the proximal end to a distal end, wherein the distal end of the elongate body is configured to releasably secure the implant; and a capture wire extendable from the applicator's distal end and configured to engage the strand to collapse the implant and draw the implant toward the applicator's distal end.