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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Takeshi Tsubouchi, Dexter, MI (US);
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A reconfigurable tool carries suction pods adapted for robotic surgery wherein a distal end with the suction pods is insertable through a small port incised in a living body to reach a working space for performing cardiac repairs. The tool has an articulating hub with a base part and a sliding part, wherein the suction pods pivot from the sliding part. The base part has a keyed surface configured to interlock with a keyed surface of the pods. A pullcord for retracting the suction pods toward a support tube of the tool has a loosened state wherein the first and second keyed surfaces can be spaced apart so that the suction pods can be spread for grasping a tissue to be stabilized at desired locations. The pullcord has a tightened state wherein the first and second keyed surfaces are interlocked so that the suction pods are inhibited from pivoting.