Patent ID: 8641727

Claim:
A device for applying coupled anchors to an annulus of a heart valve, the device comprising: a flexible elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a housing adjacent the distal end, the housing comprising a lumen; a coupled anchor assembly comprising a plurality of coupled anchors disposed within the lumen of the housing at respective deployment positions along the housing; and at least one anchor contacting member for causing the anchors to be delivered from their deployment positions along the housing and to tissue at or adjacent to an annulus of a heart valve at locations along the tissue corresponding to the deployment positions along the housing wherein the housing comprises a plurality of openings at or near the deployment positions and in communication with the lumen, and wherein the at least one anchor contacting member is configured to deliver the plurality of coupled anchors through the plurality of openings to release the plurality of coupled anchors from the housing.