System, apparatus, and method for repairing septal defects

A method of treating a patent foramen ovale, the method comprising:

• providing a catheter device having a proximal end, a distal end, a first vacuum recess near the distal end, a second vacuum recess near the distal end, and a connector near the distal end;
• advancing the catheter through a patient's circulatory system to position the distal end within or adjacent the patent foramen ovale;
• applying a vacuum to the first vacuum recess to stabilize a first tissue portion adjacent the patent foramen ovale;
• securing the connector to the first tissue portion;
• applying a vacuum to the second vacuum recess to stabilize the second tissue portion adjacent the patent foramen ovale;
• and
• securing the connector to the second tissue portion.

A method of treating a patent foramen ovale, the method comprising:

• providing a catheter device having an elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end, a connector near the distal end, a first vacuum recess near the distal end, and a second vacuum recess near the distal end, wherein the second vacuum recess is circumferentially displaced about the elongated body from the first vacuum recess;
• advancing the catheter through a patient's circulatory system to position the distal end within the patent foramen ovale such that the distal end is adjacent a septum primus and adjacent a septum secundum;
• applying a vacuum to the first vacuum recess to stabilize the septum primus;
• securing the connector to the septum primus;
• applying a vacuum to the second vacuum recess to stabilize the septum secundum;
• and
• securing the connector to the septum secundum.