da Vinci^® Mitral Valve Repair

By providing superior visualization and exposure of the valve annulus, leaflets and subvalvular structures, da Vinci MVR can enable more complex mitral valve repair with the most minimally invasive approach possible. The da Vinci System can also provide improved dexterity and precision during delicate mitral valve reconstruction; enhanced instrument control can facilitate more complex MVR—including anterior leaflet and bileaflet prolapse.

This combination of superior visualization, dexterity and control potentially allows surgeons to offer repair instead of valve replacement to a broader range of patients. Moreover, da Vinci MVR requires no sternotomy and can potentially help reduce ventilation times, transfusion rates and postoperative length of stay, while enabling a quicker return to normal activities.

New EndoWrist^® Instruments Optimized for da Vinci MVR

EndoWrist Curved Scissors

• Narrow cutting-profile enables precise sculpting of valve tissue
• Curved tip enhances visualization of cutting plane

EndoWrist Resano Forceps

• Atraumatic jaw design facilitates delicate handling of valve and pericardial
  tissue
• Tip-closing grip enables secure tissue grasping