Patent ID: 6959711

Claim:
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 heart patch; a series of sizing templates differing in size in which a surgeon can selectively position one such sizing template at or in an opening in the left ventricle, wherein the one such sizing template is to be used as a guide in cutting the bio-compatible material to form the heart patch, and wherein each sizing template has a lip coupled to a periphery of the sizing template for defining the size of the heart patch; a handle, wherein each sizing template is adapted to be coupled to the handle; an expandable shaper configured to be expanded to 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 in the left ventricle during the reconstructive surgery; a source for inflating the expandable shaper; and a suture hook.