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
