Method and system for placement of electrical lead inside heart

A system for delivering an electrical lead to a ventricle of a heart of a patient, the system comprising:

• a securing member for securing and holding onto an atrial appendage of the heart;
• a piercing member for piercing and forming an aperture in the atrial appendage while the securing member holds onto the atrial appendage;
• an electrical lead having a distal end, the distal end insertable through the aperture in the atrial appendage and into the left ventricle of the heart, the electrical lead connectable to an implantable cardiac device, the electrical lead delivering an electrical signal to the cardiac tissue to maintain a predetermined heartbeat;
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• an abutment member that is implantable in the heart, the abutment member surrounding the electrical lead and positionable between the heart and the electrical lead to inhibit direct contact between the heart and the electrical lead.

A method of placing a distal end of an electrical lead inside a heart of a patient comprising:

• securing a tool to a left atrial appendage of the heart to hold onto the left atrial appendage;
• piercing the atrial appendage with a piercing tool that is operably coupled to the tool to create an aperture in the left atrial appendage while holding onto the left atrial appendage;
• moving the distal end of the electrical lead through a passage in the tool, through the aperture in the left atrial appendage, and into the left ventricle of the heart, while holding onto the left atrial appendage;
• implanting a sleeve in the heart, the sleeve receiving the electrical lead and preventing direct contact between the heart and the electrical lead;
• compressing the sleeve to hold the electrical lead in place relative to the sleeve;
• connecting the distal end of the electrical lead to cardiac tissue inside the left ventricle of the heart;
• connecting the electrical lead to an implantable cardiac device;
• delivering an electrical signal to the cardiac tissue via the electrical lead to maintain a predetermined heartbeat of the heart;
• manipulating the tool to resiliently stretch a resilient ring over an outer surface of the left atrial appendage;
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• manipulating the tool to release the resilient ring to resiliently recover and occlude the left atrial appendage.