CPC A61F 2/2454 (2013.01) [A61F 2/243 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2/2487 (2013.01); A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61F 2002/249 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method for treating a heart valve, said method comprising:
advancing a strap device into a ventricle of a heart using a delivery system comprising a catheter, the strap device comprising first and second terminal end portions;
anchoring the first terminal end portion of the strap device to a ventricular wall portion at a base of a first papillary muscle disposed in the ventricle;
wrapping the strap device at least partially around a second papillary muscle disposed in the ventricle, the first and second papillary muscles being connected to one or more leaflets of an atrioventricular heart valve of the heart;
anchoring the second terminal end portion of the strap device to the ventricular wall portion at the base of the first papillary muscle; and
pulling the second papillary muscle towards the ventricular wall portion using the strap device.
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