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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
Applicant:
Giovanni Speziali, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Giovanni Speziali, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/295 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/0625 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 5/02028 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 1/00167 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); G02B 23/2469 (2013.01); A61B 17/295 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00783 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0608 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5206 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.