Kit and method for use during ventricular restoration

A pre-fabricated, sterile kit for use during left ventricle reconstructive surgery to provide tools and apparatus to interoperatively construct a heart patch, reconstruct a left ventricle, and close an incision using the heart patch, the kit comprising:

• bio-compatible material having markings, wherein the markings are configured in distinct patterns for post operatively evaluating the movement of the patch;
• a series of sizing templates of different size in which a surgeon can selectively position one such sizing template into an opening in the left ventricle, the one such sizing template to be used as a guide in cutting the bio-compatible material, wherein each sizing template has a slot on one surface of the sizing template and concentric to the shape of the sizing template for allowing tracing of a suture line onto the patch material, and
• a shaper, having a size and shape substantially equal to the size and shape of an appropriate left ventricle, wherein the shaper is adapted to be temporarily placed into the left ventricle during a surgical procedure.

A prefabricated, sterile kit for use during left ventricle reconstructive surgery to provide tools and apparatus to interoperatively construct a heart patch, reconstruct a left ventricle, and close an incision using the heart patch, the kit comprising:

• bio-compatible material having markings, wherein the markings are configured in distinct patterns for post operatively evaluating the movement of the patch,
• a series of sizing templates of different size in which a surgeon can selectively position one such sizing template into an opening in the left ventricle, the one such sizing template is to be used as a guide in cutting the bio-compatible material, wherein each sizing template has a protrusion on one surface of the sizing template and concentric to the shape of the sizing template to create a suture line onto the patch material when the protrusion is pressed against the bio-compatible material, and
• a shaper, having a size and shape substantially equal to the size and shape of an appropriate left ventricle, wherein the shaper is adapted to be temporarily placed into the left ventricle during a surgical procedure.