Surgical device for connecting soft tissue
First Claim
1. A system for performing cardiac valve repair, said system comprising:
- a tube suitable for introducing through a patient'"'"'s vasculature and into a chamber of a heart; and
a clipping system including a first element adapted to be brought up beneath a pair of valve leaflets from the ventricular side and a second element adapted to be brought down over the pair of valve leaflets from the atrial side, wherein the first element engages the ventricular side of both leaflets and the second element engages the atrial side of both the leaflets to capture both leaflets therebetween and wherein the first and second elements may be left to attach the free edges of the leaflets together.
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Abstract
The invention comprises a surgical instrument including an external tube (2) and two elongated members (4) positioned in said tube (2), each of which includes a distal end (10a) for capturing one of the two tissue zones (M1, M2) to be attached. The instrument (1) may further comprise a catching member (22, 25) for each tissue (M1, M2) to be attached; a rod (15, 16) linked to each catching member (22, 25) enabling tension to move axially, said rod (15, 16) being separable from said catching member (22, 25) when a tension is exerted on it beyond a certain threshold; and a member (17a) forming a stop for locking axially each catching member (22, 25) during said tension.
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11 Claims
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1. A system for performing cardiac valve repair, said system comprising:
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a tube suitable for introducing through a patient'"'"'s vasculature and into a chamber of a heart; and
a clipping system including a first element adapted to be brought up beneath a pair of valve leaflets from the ventricular side and a second element adapted to be brought down over the pair of valve leaflets from the atrial side, wherein the first element engages the ventricular side of both leaflets and the second element engages the atrial side of both the leaflets to capture both leaflets therebetween and wherein the first and second elements may be left to attach the free edges of the leaflets together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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