Device for cardiac surgery and methods thereof

A device for cardiac surgery, comprising:

• a first frame member that extends along a first frame member axis from a first end to a second end, wherein the first frame member axis is non-linear, and wherein a first set of two or more apertures are disposed through the first frame member, each of the first set of two or more apertures configured to receive a corresponding first portion of suture that is configured to secure the first frame member to a first portion of cardiac tissue;
• and
• a second frame member that extends along a second frame member axis from a first end to a second end, wherein the second frame member axis is non-linear, and wherein a second set of two or more apertures are disposed through the second frame member, each of the second set of two or more apertures configured to receive a corresponding second portion of suture that is configured to secure the second frame member to a second portion of cardiac tissue,
• wherein the first end of the first frame member is pivotably coupled to the first end of the second frame member such that the first frame member and the second frame member are pivotably displaceable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the second end of the first frame member and the second end of the second frame member are separated by a first distance, and in the second position, the second end of the first frame member and the second end of the second frame member are separated by a second distance that is greater than the first distance, and
• wherein the first frame member is at least partially defined by a first planar top surface that extends from the first end of the first frame member to the second end of the first frame member and a first planar bottom surface that extends from the first end of the first frame member to the second end of the first frame member, and the second frame member is at least partially defined by a second planar top surface that extends from the first end of the second frame member to the second end of the second frame member and a second planar bottom surface that extends from the first end of the second frame member to the second end of the second frame member, and the first top surface and the second top surface are coplanar as the first frame member and the second frame member pivot between the first position and the second position such that the first top surface and the second top surface are coplanar in an intermediate position in which the first frame member and the second frame member are between the first position and the second position, and
• wherein the first end of the first frame member includes a first contoured edge that defines a recess having a shape of a portion of a first circle having a first diameter, wherein a top end portion of the first contoured edge is at the first planar top surface and a bottom end portion of the first contoured edge is at the first planar bottom surface,
• and the first end of the second frame member includes a second contoured edge that defines a protrusion having a shape of a portion of a second circle having a second diameter that is equal to or less than the first diameter, wherein a top end portion of the second contoured edge is at the second planar top surface and a bottom end portion of the second contoured edge is at the second planar bottom surface,
• and wherein the protrusion of the second frame member is disposed within the recess of the first frame member such that the protrusion is rotatable within the recess.