Low profile introducer and rotator

Details Low profile introducer and rotator Low profile introducer and rotator

1997-05-05

1999-09-21

Dvorak, Linda C. M.

Surgery

Instruments

623 2, A61B 700

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059547090

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.

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