Cardiac implant migration inhibiting systems

A method for inhibiting migration of anchors positioned adjacent walls of a chamber of a heart, the method comprising:

• inserting a first anchor distally of a first wall of the heart, the first anchor being pivotally coupled with a tension member that extends from the first anchor, across the chamber of the heart, to proximally of a second wall of the heart;
• positioning a second anchor proximally of the second wall, the second anchor being slidably coupled with the tension member in a variable force mode so that the second anchor slides proximally and distally along the tension member;
• advancing the second anchor distally along the tension member via a tension device disposed outside the heart;
• urging the first wall toward the second wall by engaging the second anchor with the tension device while the tension device is in a locked configuration;
• normalizing a force indicator of the tension device;
• adjusting the tension device to an unlocked configuration;
• applying an anchor force to the second anchor with the tension device in the unlocked configuration, wherein the anchor force inhibits migration of the first and second anchors relative to the first wall and the second wall and wherein the tension device in the unlocked configuration indicates the anchor force via the force indicator;
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• reconfiguring the second anchor from the variable force mode to a set force mode, the set force mode securing the second anchor relative to the tension member by inhibiting proximal movement of the second anchor along the tension member.

A method for inhibiting migration of anchors of a heart implant device adjacent wall of a heart within a patient body, the method comprising:

• positioning a first anchor in engagement with a first wall of the heart, the first anchor being coupled with a tension member;
• positioning a second anchor in engagement with a second wall of the heart, the second anchor being slidably coupled with the tension member so that the second anchor may slide proximally and distally along length of the tension member;
• engaging the second anchor with a tension device in a first mode of operation to urge the first wall toward the second wall;
• normalizing a force indicator of the tension device;
• applying an anchor force to the second anchor with the tension device in a second mode of operation so that the first anchor provides a force urging the firs wall toward the second wall and the second anchor provides a force urging the second wall toward the first wall, wherein the tension device in the second mode of operation indicates the anchor force that is applied to the second anchor;
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• securing the second anchor relative to the tension member while the anchor force is applied so as to restrict proximal movement of the second anchor along the tension member and maintain the anchor force.