Robotic Mitral Valve Annuloplasty With Double-Arm Nitinol U-Clips Clifton C. Reade, MD, Curtis E. Bower, MD, B.Marcus Bailey, MD, David M. Maziarz, MD, Saqib Masroor, MD, Alan P. Kypson, MD, L.Wiley Nifong, MD, W.Randolph Chitwood, MD, FACS The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 79, Issue 4, Pages 1372-1376 (April 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.072
Fig 1 Double-armed nitinol U-clips (left) before release, (middle) after one arm released, and (right) after both arms released. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 1372-1376DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.072)
Fig 2 Port placement for robotic mitral valve repair and robotic camera/arm positioning. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 1372-1376DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.072)
Fig 3 Placement of nitinol U-clips. The needle is passed through the annulus (A, B), each needle is passed sequentially through the band (C), and then each needle is released from the U-clip (D, E). Completed U-clip placement (F). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 1372-1376DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.072)
Fig 4 Finished products: (left) nitinol U-clips, (right) conventional suture placement. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 79, 1372-1376DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.072)