Gera Strommer,Uzi Eichler,Liat Schwartz,Itzhak Shmarak
申请号：
US11329824
公开号：
US09717468B2
申请日:
2006.01.10
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
Method for positioning an artificial heart valve at the anatomic position of a malfunctioning heart valve of a heart of a patient, by employing a catheter bearing the artificial heart valve and a valve fixation device, at the tip of the catheter, the method including the procedures of receiving a marking input associated with an image of the heart, and respective of the anatomic position, in a medical positioning system (MPS) coordinate system, moving the tip toward the anatomic position, constantly detecting the current position of the artificial heart valve, and producing an indication when the current position substantially matches the anatomic position, thereby enabling the catheter to fix the malfunctioning heart valve in place, by the valve fixation device.
