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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Arnaldo Giannetti, Crescentino, IT;
Laura Ghione, Turin, IT;
Paolo Gaschino, Castagneto Po-Torino, IT;
Giovanni Righini, Chivasso, IT;
Arnaldo Giannetti, Crescentino, IT;
Laura Ghione, Turin, IT;
Paolo Gaschino, Castagneto Po-Torino, IT;
Giovanni Righini, Chivasso, IT;
Sorin Group Italia S.r.l., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A device for locating an operational unit within a patient's body within the framework of a minimally-invasive surgery intervention includes a shaft having a distal end carrying an operational unit. The device includes an illuminator located at the distal end of the shaft. The illuminator is selectively adjustable to provide a selectively variable lighting field in correspondence with the operational unit. The device may be, for example, a delivery system for a heart valve or a balloon device for post-dilation of such a heart valve once implanted.