Devices for Imaging and Navigation During Minimally Invasive Non-Bypass Cardiac Procedures
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1. A system for delivering a device to a location of an anatomical structure, the system comprising:
- a delivery device comprising a plurality of electromagnetic coils spaced from each other along a distal end portion of the delivery device, wherein the delivery device is moveable for positioning each of the plurality of electromagnetic coils relative to each of a plurality of predetermined locations of the anatomical structure; and
a processor for determining the locations of the electromagnetic coils relative to the predetermined locations of the anatomical structure and relative to at least one sensor.
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Abstract
Delivery devices for placement of therapeutic devices relative a heart valve annulus of a beating heart that are delivered to the heart via minimally invasive surgical procedures and can be used in the heart during a therapeutic procedure that can be visualized in real time and be guided to specific locations within the heart. The systems and methods can be used to determine the exact location of the implantation delivery devices and therapeutic devices relative to a valve annulus and to determine that any therapeutic device is implanted in the correct location.
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1. A system for delivering a device to a location of an anatomical structure, the system comprising:
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a delivery device comprising a plurality of electromagnetic coils spaced from each other along a distal end portion of the delivery device, wherein the delivery device is moveable for positioning each of the plurality of electromagnetic coils relative to each of a plurality of predetermined locations of the anatomical structure; and a processor for determining the locations of the electromagnetic coils relative to the predetermined locations of the anatomical structure and relative to at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of delivering a therapeutic device to a mitral valve annulus, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a delivery device comprising a plurality of electromagnetic coils spaced from each other along a distal end portion of the delivery device; positioning the delivery device adjacent to the mitral valve annulus so that at least three of the plurality of electromagnetic coils are proximal to at least three corresponding predetermined locations on the anatomical structure; and delivering the therapeutic device to the mitral valve annulus. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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