Design of a Surgical Port for Minimally Invasive Beating-Heart Intracardial Procedures

Direct-access, minimally invasive, beating-heart intracardial procedures have the potential to replace many traditional surgical procedures requiring cardio-pulmonary bypass as long as micro-emboli are prevented from entering the cardiovascular system. A new surgical port was developed to introduce...

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Main Authors: Vasilyev, Nikolay V. (Author), del Nido, Pedro J. (Author), Di Biasio, Christopher M (Contributor), Durand, Keith V (Contributor), Hopkins, Jonathan B (Contributor), Traina, Zachary J (Contributor), Slocum Jr., Alexander H (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ASME International, 2019-01-14T19:44:48Z.
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