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Mitral valve repair: new surgical instruments

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A new surgical tool for mitral valve repair: simplifies valve repair, avoiding recourse to open-heart surgery

Researchers studying this new device to repair the mitral valve report results on the order of 100 percent success of the procedure in a safety and performance study, the first such study . The image-guided device is delivered through a tiny opening in the beating heart, avoids open-heart surgery, automates a key part of the valve repair process, simplifies the procedure and reduces operating room time.

Source: University of Maryland Medical Center

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