DEVICE FOR ASSISTING A PRACTITIONER IN ADJUSTING THE LENGTH OF AN ARTIFICIAL CHORDAE IMPLANTED IN AN ATRIO-VENTRICULAR HEART VALVE

摘要

The invention concerns a device (100) for assisting a practitioner in adjusting the length of artificial chordae implanted in an heart valve, the device (100) comprising a plurality of gripping elements (41-44), each gripping element (41-44) handling an end of a respective artificial chordae extending outward from the patient so that the device (100) remains outside from the patient, wherein the device (100) further comprises a plurality of force sensors (31-34), each force sensor being fixed to a respective gripping element (41-44) for measuring a signal representative of a tension of the chordae hold by the gripping element (41-44) associated to the force sensor.