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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2014
On-x Life Technologies, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Reed Quinn, Cumberland, ME (US);
Kellen Moulton, Austin, TX (US);
Ryan Medema, Pflugerville, TX (US);
On-X Life Technologies, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An embodiment includes a cardiovascular surgical apparatus comprising: a sleeve including a distal sleeve end, a proximal sleeve end, and a sleeve long axis extending from the distal sleeve end to the proximal sleeve end; a post including a distal post end and a proximal post end; a first projection member, coupled to the distal sleeve end, including a first projection member main body and a first projection member retention body; a second projection member coupled to the proximal sleeve end; wherein (a) the post telescopes distally from within the sleeve and away from the distal sleeve end; (b) at least one of the first and second projection members rotates at least 45 degrees with respect to another of the first and second projection members; and (c) the first projection member retention body includes a long axis generally parallel to the sleeve long axis. Other embodiments are described herein.