Systems and methods for introducing elements into tissue

A system for delivering respective anchors into spaced apart locations along an annulus of a mitral valve comprising:

• a first catheter member having a first lumen formed therein for receiving a first guide wire so as to permit the first catheter member to move along the first guide wire;
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• a second catheter member that is configured to move between an expanded position and a collapsed position relative to the first catheter member, the second catheter member having a second lumen formed therein for receiving a second guide wire when the second catheter member is in the expanded position, wherein the second catheter member is fixedly connected to the first catheter member by a first connector which is configured to deploy under a select condition to automatically cause the second catheter member to move to the expanded position;
• wherein the first connector comprises a first connecting bar that is configured to provide a biasing force to the second catheter member when the select condition occurs, thereby causing the second catheter member to move to the expanded position;
• wherein the first connecting bar comprises a first plate stacked against a second plate, the first plate having an elastic property to provide the biasing force and the second plate is configured to provide support.

A system for delivering respective anchors into spaced apart locations along an annulus of a mitral valve comprising:

• a first catheter member having a first lumen formed therein for receiving a first guide wire so as to permit the first catheter member to move along the first guide wire;
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• a second catheter member that is configured to move between an expanded position and a collapsed position relative to the first catheter member, the second catheter member having a second lumen formed therein for receiving a second guide wire when the second catheter member is in the expanded position, wherein the second catheter member is fixedly connected to the first catheter member by a first connecting bar which is configured to deploy under a select condition to automatically cause the second catheter member to move to the expanded position;
• a third catheter member that moves between an expanded position and a collapsed position relative to the first catheter member, the third catheter member having a third lumen formed therein for receiving a third guide wire when the third catheter member is in the expanded position, wherein the third catheter member is fixedly connected to the first catheter member by a second connecting bar which is configured to deploy under a select condition to automatically cause the third catheter member to move to the expanded position;
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• wherein first ends of the first and second connecting bars are connected to a common first connector that is secured to the first catheter member.