The concept of chordal replacement using ePTFE sutures for Mitral Valve repair has been used successfully by many surgeons. Part of the complexity of mitral valve chordal replacement with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) sutures is determining the correct replacement chordal length and knotting the suture without sliding the knot. 

Our unique ValveGate™ Suture Ruler permits precise measurement of the proper chordal length and facilitates the creation of “premeasured” chordal loops, usually abolishing problems of inadvertently altering chordal length during fixation. This improves the reproducibility of chordal replacement surgery. It can be used both via conventional and minimally invasive approaches. 

In combination with the ValveGate™ Knotting Device, an optional device intended solely for efficient chordae creation or with the unique Shibata™ Chordae System, a on-site workbench that is especially useful for those, who use a technique, where single felt pledgets are placed on the papillarymuscle as a uniform base, GEISTER offers a complete solution for the challenge of chordal replacement.

Our latest device to assist neo-chordal reconstruction in valve surgery are the unique Stop-Slip Pipes defining a premeasured space and avoiding slippage of intraoperative PTFE suture knotting.