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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
May. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis A Campbell, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey M Mabrey, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher A Heinrich, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Carbomedics Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606-1 ; 623-2 ;
Abstract
A device for positioning during surgery, a heart valve prosthesis having a general annular configuration with an inside diameter that includes a handle and a introducer/rotator. The handle has a proximal end and a distal end. The introducer/rotator is attached to the distal end of the handle and has a length in operative relates to the inside diameter of the valve prosthesis. The introducer/rotator has a width that is less than the length, which facilitates intercostal insertion through a patient's ribs.