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Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2001-10-19
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Granted: 2006-03-28
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Expires: 2021-10-19
Abstract
Abstract Surgical methods and instruments are disclosed for performing port-access or closed-chest coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery in multivessel coronary artery disease. In contrast to standard open-chest CABG surgery, which requires a median sternotomy or other gross thoracotomy to expose the patient's heart, port-access CABG surgery is performed through small incisions or access ports made through the intercostal spaces between the patient's ribs, resulting in greatly reduced pain and morbidity to the patient. In situ arterial bypass grafts, such as the internal mammary arteries and/or the right gastroepiploic artery, are prepared for grafting by thoracoscopic or laparoscopic takedown techniques. Free grafts, such as a saphenous vein graft or a free arterial graft, can be used to augment the in situ arterial grafts. The graft vessels are anastomosed to the coronary arteries under direct visualization through a cardioscopic microscope inserted through an intercostal access port. Retraction instruments are provided to manipulate the heart within the closed chest of the patient to expose each of the coronary arteries for visualization and anastomosis. Disclosed are a tunneler and an articulated tunneling grasper for rerouting the graft vessels, and a finger-like retractor, a suction cup retractor, a snare retractor and a loop retractor for manipulating the heart. Also disclosed is a port-access topical cooling device for improving myocardial protection during the port-access CABG procedure. An alternate surgical approach using an anterior mediastinotomy is also described.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen W. Boyd
- 👤 Alan R. Rapacki
- 👤 Matthias Vaska
- 👤 Brian S. Donlon
- 👤 William S. Peters
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B17/02; A61B17/0218; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1492; A61B90/00; A61B90/36; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2427; A61F7/00; A61F7/10; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/02; A61M39/0247; A61B17/2909; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B2017/0225; A61B2017/0237; A61B2017/0243; A61B17/04; A61B17/0469; A61B2017/047; A61B2017/0472; A61B2017/2912; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2927; A61B2017/2932; A61B17/30; A61B2017/306; A61B2017/308; A61B17/34; 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; A61B90/30; A61B2090/306; A61F2007/0001; A61F2007/0054; A61F2007/101; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/02; A61M2025/028; A61M2039/0279; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/33; A61M2205/3331; A61M2205/3344; A61M2205/3355; A61M2205/36; A61M2205/366; A61M25/10; A61M25/1011
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of cardiac surgery on a heart within a chest of a patient, the chest having a sternum and a plurality of ribs, each rib being separated from an adjacent rib by an intercostal space, the method comprising the steps of: making at least one access port into the chest through an intercostal space, a first aspect of the heart facing the access port, and a second aspect of the heart facing away from the access port; introducing a retraction instrument through the access port; and manipulating the retraction instrument to reposition the heart within the chest into a retracted position wherein the second aspect of the heart is facing the access port; wherein the ribs and sternum remain intact during each of said steps.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
126 words
A method of cardiac surgery on a heart within a chest of a patient, the chest having a sternum and a plurality of ribs, each rib being separated from an adjacent rib by an intercostal space, the method comprising the steps of: making at least one access port into the chest through an intercostal space, a first aspect of the heart facing the access port, and a second aspect of the heart facing away from the access port; introducing a retraction instrument through the access port; and manipulating the retraction instrument to reposition the heart within the chest into a retracted position wherein the second aspect of the heart is facing the access port; wherein the ribs and sternum remain intact during each of said steps.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the access port is made in a left lateral portion of the chest and wherein the first aspect of the heart comprises a left lateral aspect.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the second aspect of the heart comprises an aspect of the heart selected from a posterior aspect, a right lateral aspect, and an anterior aspect.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: visualizing the heart with a visualization instrument introduced into the chest of the patient through a second access port positioned within an intercostal space.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: anastomosing a vascular graft onto a coronary artery on the heart while the heart is in the retracted position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the anastomosing step comprises the substep of introducing an anastomosing instrument into the chest of the patient through an access port within an intercostal space.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the anastomosing step comprises anastomosing the vascular graft onto a circumflex artery.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the anastomosing step comprises anastomosing the vascular graft onto a right coronary artery.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the anastomosing step comprises anastomosing the vascular graft onto a posterior descending coronary artery.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the vascular graft is selected from the group including a left internal mammary artery, a right internal mammary artery, a gastroepiploic artery, a radial artery, a saphenous vein, and a prosthetic vascular graft.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 5 further comprising the step of: dissecting an internal mammary artery from an anterior wall of the patient's chest: and wherein the anastomosing step comprises anastomosing the internal mammary artery onto the coronary artery.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising the step of: anastomosing a second vascular graft onto a second coronary artery using an anastomosing instrument introduced through an access port within an intercostal space.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the second vascular graft is selected from the group including a left internal mammary artery, a right internal mammary artery, a gastroepiploic artery, a radial artery, a saphenous vein, and a prosthetic vascular graft.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the second coronary artery comprises a left anterior descending coronary artery.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the second coronary artery comprises a circumflex artery.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 13 wherein the second coronary artery comprises a right coronary artery.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 12 further comprising repositioning the heart into a second retracted position using said retraction instrument before the step of anastomosing a second vascular graft.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the manipulating step comprises the substep of lifting the heart with a rigid finger on the retraction instrument.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the manipulating step comprises rotating the heart.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the heart is rotated about an axis extending longitudinally through the heart from an aortic root generally toward an apex of the heart.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the heart is rotated about an axis disposed at an acute angle between 0° and 90° relative to a longtitudinal axis extending from an aortic root toward an apex of the heart.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of: partitioning an ascending aorta of the patient, paralyzing the heart, and maintaining circulation of oxygenated blood in the patient.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 22 wherein the partitioning step comprises the substep of introducing an intraluminal occlusion device into a peripheral artery of the patient, transluminally advancing the intraluminal occlusion device into the ascending aorta and occluding the ascending aorta between the patient's coronary ostia and brachiocephalic artery.
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