Optical Design of a Prototype Cardioport with Imaging

Nikolay V. Vasilyev, MD, and Pedro J. del Nido, MD, in the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, are developing novel, prototype cardioports for beating heart, image-guided intracardiac surgery for pediatric patients. The successful implementation of such a device relies on minimizing the size of the cardioport, through which surgical tools are passed, while ensuring sufficient imagery from the cardioport. The researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital engaged Optikos Corporation, Wakefield, MA, to assist in the development and design of new cardioport systems.