Surgical device for connecting soft tissue

摘要

Provided is a surgical instrument including an external tube (2) and two elongated members (4) positioned in the tube (2), each of which includes a distal end (10a) for capturing one of the two tissue zones (M1, M2) to be attached. The instrument (1) may further include a catching member (22, 25) for each tissue (M1, M2) to be attached; a rod (15, 16) linked to each catching member (22, 25) enabling tension to move axially, the rod (15, 16) being separable from said catching member (22, 25) when a tension is exerted on it beyond a certain threshold; and a member (17a) forming a stop for locking axially each catching member (22, 25) during the tensioning.

主权项

1. A system for repairing a cardiac valve, said system comprising:
a tube suitable for introduction through a patient's vasculature and into a chamber of a heart; a clipping system comprising a first element adapted to be brought up beneath a pair of valve leaflets from the ventricular side and a second element adapted to be brought down over the pair of valve leaflets from the atrial side, wherein the first element engages the ventricular side of both leaflets and the second element engages the atrial side of both the leaflets to capture both leaflets therebetween; and a pair of elongate elements, wherein the pair of elongate elements are extensible from a distal end of the tube, wherein each elongate element of the pair of elongate elements is adapted to grasp a valve leaflet of the pair of valve leaflets when vacuum is applied thereto, wherein the pair of elongate elements are configured to draw the grasped pair of valve leaflets together.