Short description:
MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY RING / Parravicini, Roberto; Verona, Alessandro.
abstract:
A mitral annuloplasty ring composed of a D-shaped annular structure and made of rigid or semi-rigid material, a coating of the annular structure made of inert tissue and suited to be fixed with sutures to the heart tissues, and a pair of movable and sliding metal or plastic strips positioned in a folded conformation inside the annular structure and having a first end fixed to a rectilinear or circular portion of the annular structure and a second end resting on a curved portion of the annular structure.
Iris type:
Brevetto
Keywords:
MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY RING; cardiac surgery
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