Atraumatic curvilinear atrial retractors and related methods

ECU Author/Contributor (non-ECU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Ishikawa Norihiko (Creator)

Institution

East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: Cardiac retractors include a rod having opposing forward and rearward portions and a length sufficient to position the rearward portion of the rod outside a patient's body and the forward portion inside a patient proximate a lumen of cardiac tissue. The forward portion comprises a distal curvilinear portion that is sized and configured to reside in the left atrium and lift a roof of the left atrium. The retractors may be sized and configured to enter the body through a single small incision into the trans-thoracic cavity. The devices may be sized and configured to reside in situ proximate the mitral valve site at a left atria to splint open the mitral valve in response to robotic controlled direction of a surgeon for a mitral valve repair.

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Other

Language: English

Date: 2007

Keywords

cardiac retractors, surgery

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