Surgery – Instruments – Forceps
Patent
1997-02-14
1999-10-26
Bockelman, Mark
Surgery
Instruments
Forceps
600114, 604256, 294104, A61B 1728
Patent
active
059720204
ABSTRACT:
The invention is an apparatus and method to perform a surgical procedure within the beating heart. The instrument provides a seal to surround cardiac tissue, thereby defining a segregated surgical field within the body of the instrument. A suction device is preferred to remove blood and fluids from the surgical field so that a surgical procedure can be performed while the heart continues to beat. The instrument is particularly suitable for a procedure to repair defective or diseased cardiac valves, such as the mitral valve; a procedure which previously required that the heart be stopped so that the corrective surgical procedure could be performed.
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Carpentier Alain
Taylor Charles S.
Bockelman Mark
Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc.
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