Mitral repair is now possible thru port access with videoscopic and robotic assistance. Transcatheter repair techniques are now being investigated and offer the possibility of mitral repair ...

In comparison to robotic surgery, which is performed through similar “keyhole" incisions ... from a cow or pig), mitral valve disease can typically be corrected by repairing the patient’s own native ...

Total endoscopic repair of the mitral valve is now possible with the assistance of robotic technology, but the physiologic insult of cardiopulmonary bypass is still present. Catheter based ...

Circulation. 2008 Apr 1;117(13):1750-67. Dang NC, Aboodi MS, Sakaguchi T, Wasserman HS, Argenziano M, Cosgrove DM, Rosengart TK, Feldman T, Block PC, Oz MC. Surgical revision after percutaneous mitral ...

robotic bileaflet mitral valve repair for a patient with bileaflet myxomatous disease and severe mitral regurgitation; robotic mitral valve repair for endocarditis, including anterior mitral ...

Background Mitral valve repair (MVr) is the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral regurgitation, yet there is ongoing controversy regarding optimal anti-thrombotic therapy post-MVr. This ...

The robot has been specifically developed to help provide pipeline inspection and repair work. It is also a significant upgrade on the company’s “SPD1” robot with greater stability and ...

Dr. Limmer is one of the few cardiothoracic surgeons in San Diego performing minimally invasive, robotic-assisted mitral valve repair. He has seen the immense benefits of these procedures and is ...

Kyoto-based Tmsuk Corporation (Tmsuk) has announced the development of a new legged pipe inspection robot called “SPD-X.” The new robot can fit through pipes bigger than 7.87 inches (20 cm) in ...

mitral valve repair) or coronary artery by-pass surgery. Robotic surgery is rapidly gaining acceptance and, by all regulatory measures, appears to be very safe and effective.14 Anterior segment ocular ...