Automated surgical implant sewing system and method

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D05B 69/30 (2006.01) A61F 2/24 (2006.01) D05B 19/02 (2006.01) D05B 19/12 (2006.01) D05B 69/00 (2006.01) D05B 69/36 (2006.01) D05B 81/00 (2006.01) D05B 51/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2657766

A system (20) and method for assembling a prosthetic heart valve, including a procedure for sewing fabric (30) around a heart valve support stent (26). The system includes a support stent handling component that works in conjunction with a sewing machine component. The sewing machine has a bobbin (80), and the system includes a non-contact sensor (100) to monitor the passage of a needle thread loop (84) over the bobbin. The sensor may be a monitoring laser, and a controlling processor receives information therefrom for 100% real-time inspection of each stitch. The occurrence of an unsuccessful stitch may prompt the processor to repeat the stitch at a slower speed. The automation of the fabric sewing procedure greatly enhances manufacturing throughput and reduces ergonomic strain on workers.

La présente invention concerne un système et un procédé destinés à assembler une valvule cardiaque prothétique, notamment une procédure destinée à coudre un tissu autour d'un stent de maintien de valvule cardiaque. Le système comprend un composant de manipulation du stent de maintien qui travaille conjointement avec un composant de machine à coudre. La machine à coudre possède une canette et le système comprend un capteur sans contact pour surveiller le passage d'une boucle de fil d'aiguille au-dessus de la canette. Le capteur peut être un laser de surveillance. Un processeur de contrôle reçoit des informations de celui-ci pour une inspection en temps réel de chaque point. En cas d'échec d'un point, il est demandé au processeur de répéter le point à une vitesse réduite. L'automatisation de la procédure de couture du tissu améliore de façon significative le rendement de fabrication et réduit la tension ergonomique sur les employés.

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