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Lens-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgery
Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences LLC
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Filing: 1999-10-12
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Granted: 2003-11-25
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Expires: 2019-10-12
Abstract
Abstract Systems and methods are disclosed for performing less-invasive surgical procedures within the heart. A method for less-invasive repair or replacement of a cardiac valve comprises placing an instrument through an intercostal access port and through a penetration in a wall of a vessel in communication with the heart, advancing the instrument into the heart, and using the instrument to perform a surgical intervention on a cardiac valve in the heart under visualization through an intercostal access port. The surgeons hands are kept outside of the chest during each step. The surgical intervention may comprise replacing the cardiac valve with a prosthetic valve, wherein the native valve is removed using a tissue removal instrument, the native valve annulus is sized with a specialized sizing device, a prosthetic valve is introduced through an intercostal access port and through the penetration in the vessel, and the prosthetic valve is secured at the native valve position, all using instruments positioned through intercostal access ports without placing the hands inside the chest. Systems and devices for performing these procedures are also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian S. Donlon
- 👤 William S. Peters
- 👤 Michi E. Garrison
- 👤 Daniel C. Rosenman
- 👤 John H. Stevens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:42
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B17/0057; A61B17/02; A61B17/0218; A61B17/0293; A61B17/04; A61B17/0469; A61B17/06; A61B17/06061; A61B17/12; A61B17/122; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B17/34; A61B17/3417; A61B17/3421; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1492; A61B90/00; A61B90/36; A61B90/50; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2427; A61F7/00; A61F7/10; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/02; A61M39/0247; A61B17/0467; A61B17/2909; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00022; A61B2017/00039; A61B2017/00044; A61B2017/00048; A61B2017/00053; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B2017/00278; A61B2017/00575; A61B2017/00831; A61B2017/00867; A61B2017/00902; A61B2017/00907; A61B2017/00946; A61B2017/0237; A61B2017/0243; A61B2017/047; A61B2017/0472; A61B2017/0474; A61B2017/0475; A61B2017/0496; A61B2017/2912; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2927; A61B2017/2932; A61B2017/2943; A61B17/30; A61B2017/306; A61B2017/308; A61B17/3403; A61B2017/3405; A61B2017/348; A61B2017/3492; A61B2018/00053; A61B2018/00214; A61B2018/0022; A61B2018/00232; A61B2018/0025; A61B2018/00261; A61B2018/00273; A61B2018/00291; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00363; A61B2018/00392; A61B2018/00571; A61B2018/00577; A61B2018/00982; A61B90/06; A61B2090/061; A61B90/30; A61B2090/306; A61F2/2496; A61F2007/0001; A61F2007/0054; A61F2007/101; A61M1/00; A61M1/36; A61M1/3621; A61M1/3623; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/02; A61M2025/028; A61M2039/027; A61M2039/0279; A61M2202/00; A61M2202/04; A61M2202/0468; A61M2202/047; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/33; A61M2205/3331; A61M2205/3344; A61M2205/3355; A61M2205/36; A61M2205/366; A61M25/10; A61M25/1011; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of accessing an internal chamber of the heat through a vessel having a lumen in fluid communication with the chamber, the heart and the vessel being within a patient's chest defined by a plurality of ribs connected to a sternum, the method comprising: forming at least one percutaneous access port between at least one pair of adjacent ribs and positioning an instrument through a first access port of the at least one percutaneous access port and into an inner lumen of the vessel through a penetration in a wall thereof, a proximal end of the instrument extending out of the patient's chest; and manipulating the proximal end of the instrument to advance a distal end of the instrument through the vessel and into the internal chamber of the heart; wherein all manipulations of the instrument are performed outside of the patient's chest.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of accessing an internal chamber of the heat through a vessel having a lumen in fluid communication with the chamber, the heart and the vessel being within a patient's chest defined by a plurality of ribs connected to a sternum, the method comprising: forming at least one percutaneous access port between at least one pair of adjacent ribs and positioning an instrument through a first access port of the at least one percutaneous access port and into an inner lumen of the vessel through a penetration in a wall thereof, a proximal end of the instrument extending out of the patient's chest; and manipulating the proximal end of the instrument to advance a distal end of the instrument through the vessel and into the internal chamber of the heart; wherein all manipulations of the instrument are performed outside of the patient's chest.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the vessel comprises an aorta and the internal chamber comprises a left ventricle, the step of manipulating comprising passing the distal end of the instrument to a position near an aortic valve position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 2 , comprising attaching a valve prosthesis to the instrument prior to positioning the valve prosthesis near the aortic valve position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 3 , comprising providing a suturing instrument; positioning the suturing instrument through one of the at least one percutaneous access port; and applying sutures to an annulus of the aortic valve using the suturing instrument.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the step of applying sutures comprises positioning the suturing instrument through a second access port of the at least one percutaneous access port.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the instrument includes a delivery handle removably coupled to the valve prosthesis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 3 comprising providing a means for orienting the valve prosthesis from a first orientation to at least a second orientation, and wherein the valve prosthesis is passed through the first percutaneous access port in a first orientation and oriented to a second orientation when the valve prosthesis is positioned within the patient's chest.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the instrument includes an actuator and the step of orienting the valve prosthesis to a second orientation comprises actuating the actuator from outside of the patient's chest.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the second orientation is approximately perpendicular to the first orientation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein all steps are performed without cutting or removing the ribs or sternum.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 comprising visualizing the vessel through a visualization device positioned in a second of the at least one percutaneous access port.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1 comprising providing a cutting tool having a blade at a distal end; passing the blade of the cutting tool through the first access port; and forming an incision in the vessel with the blade by manipulating the cutting tool from outside of the patient's chest.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 12 comprising retracting the incision before positioning the instrument in the vessel lumen.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the one of the at least one percutaneous access port is positioned in an intercostal space selected from the first, second, third, or fourth intercostal space on an anterior side of the patient's chest.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the first percutaneous access port comprises a cannula having a proximal end outside of the patient's chest, a distal end within the patient's chest exterior to the vessel, and a passage therebetween through which the instrument is positioned.
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