US2013072786A1PendingUtilityA1

Image-guided heart valve placement or repair

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Assignee: KEOGH JAMES RPriority: Jan 19, 2000Filed: Aug 14, 2012Published: Mar 21, 2013
Est. expiryJan 19, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:James R. KeoghTimothy R. RyanCarol E. EberhardtMark T. StewartJames SkardaTimothy G. LaskeAlexander J. HillJack D. LemmonDavid E. Francischelli
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Abstract

A device and method for valve replacement or valve repair is disclosed comprising the steps of acquiring an anatomical image of a patient, correlating the image to the patient, guiding a valve replacement delivery member or a valve repair delivery member within the patient while tracking the position of the delivery member in the patient, positioning the valve replacement member or valve repair member in a desired position to replace a valve or repair valve and removing the delivery member from the patient.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of performing a cardiac valve replacement procedure within a patient, comprising:
 acquiring an image of the patient;   providing a valve replacement delivery system having one or more sensors;   guiding at least a portion of a valve replacement delivery system having one or more sensors into a desired position within the patient while viewing the acquired image; and   implanting a valve within the patient.   
     
     
         2 . A method of performing a cardiac valve repair procedure within a patient, comprising:
 acquiring an image of the patient;   providing a valve repair delivery system having one or more sensors;   guiding at least a portion of a valve repair delivery system having one or more sensors into a desired position within the patient while viewing the acquired image; and   repairing a valve within the patient.

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