The invention generally concerns the field of cardiac surgery. Instruments are used in the surgical field in order to examine the interior of living organisms and/or for operative interventions. These also include implants for producing the functionality of a heart. The invention relates to a heart valve implant, in particular for mitral valve reconstruction. The mitral valve reconstruction is to be carried out using minimally invasive methods on the beating heart. The heart is accessed between the third or fourth intercostal space in the right thoracic region. The heart valve implant according to the invention is inserted into the left ventricle of the heart via said access path. The heart valve implant according to the invention comprises a securing means for gripping a valve leaflet, an anchoring element for securing the securing means in the myocardium, and a connection element which connects the anchoring element to the securing means.
