Thorascopic heart valve repair method and apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8968338
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12709220

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An instrument for performing thorascopic repair of heart valves includes a shaft for extending through the chest cavity and into a heart chamber providing access to a valve needing repair. A movable tip on the shaft is operable to capture a valve leaflet and a needle is operable to penetrate a captured valve leaflet and draw the suture through the leaflet. Proper leaflet capture can be confirmed with a fiber optic imaging system.

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  • MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

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Speziali, Giovanni Pittsburgh, US 16 947

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