Method and apparatus for heart valve surgery
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1. A surgical method performed on a valve annulus of the heart of a patient, the heart including a natural heart valve composed of native tissue of the patient, where the valve annulus is located adjacent to the natural heart valve, comprising:
- providing an annuloplasty ring and a plurality of suture loops connected to said annuloplasty ring, said suture loops formed from lengths of suture wherein at least one of said suture loop is U-shaped;
accessing the valve annulus of the heart of the patient, adjacent to the natural heart valve;
stapling at least one said suture loop to the valve annulus with at least one staple; and
moving said annuloplasty ring down said suture to the valve annulus to a position adjacent to the natural heart valve, after said stapling.
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A method for heart valve surgery may include providing a cardiac valve ring and suture loops connected to the cardiac valve ring, accessing a valve annulus of the heart of the patient, stapling at least one of the sutures loop to the valve annulus, and parachuting the cardiac valve ring down the suture to the valve annulus after the stapling. The cardiac valve ring may be an annuloplasty ring, a replacement heart valve, or other medical device.
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1. A surgical method performed on a valve annulus of the heart of a patient, the heart including a natural heart valve composed of native tissue of the patient, where the valve annulus is located adjacent to the natural heart valve, comprising:
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providing an annuloplasty ring and a plurality of suture loops connected to said annuloplasty ring, said suture loops formed from lengths of suture wherein at least one of said suture loop is U-shaped; accessing the valve annulus of the heart of the patient, adjacent to the natural heart valve; stapling at least one said suture loop to the valve annulus with at least one staple; and moving said annuloplasty ring down said suture to the valve annulus to a position adjacent to the natural heart valve, after said stapling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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