A method and apparatus for providing safe and efficient transcatheter
correction of the shape of heart chambers, valves, or other body members.
The apparatus generally performs this correction by securing a tether to
body surfaces. The attachment device includes an anchor comprising a wire
braid and at least one clamp affixed to and constraining a portion of the
wire braid, the clamp having threading for temporarily coupling the
anchor to a delivery member and an internal lumen through which the
tether can pass. The device also includes a locking member cooperating
with the lumen to lock the tether to the clamp at a preselected position
along the length of the tether.