Patent ID: 6681773
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A pre-fabricated, sterile kit for use during left ventricle reconstructive surgery to provide tools and apparatus to interoperatively construct a heart patch, reconstruct a left ventricle, and close an incision using the heart patch, the kit comprising:bio-compatible material having markings, wherein the markings are configured in distinct patterns for post operatively evaluating the movement of the patch; a series of sizing templates differing in size in which a surgeon can selectively position one such sizing template into an opening in the left ventricle, the one such sizing template to be used as a guide in cutting the bio-compatible material, wherein each sizing template has a lip coupled to a periphery of the sizing template for defining the size of a patch; and a shaper, having a size and shape substantially equal to the size and shape of an appropriate left ventricle, wherein the shaper is adapted to be temporarily placed into the left ventricle during the reconstructive surgery.