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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W. Snow, Woodside, CA (US);
Craig L. Adams, San Ramon, CA (US);
Brian S. Donlon, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, III, Woodside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Heartport, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/708 ;
Abstract
A device for minimizing displacements of the heart when performing a beating heart surgical procedure including two heart engaging members. The heart engaging members are slidably coupled to a retractor. The heart engaging members may be rotated and extended as necessary to reach the target site on the patient's heart. The heart engaging members have curved distal ends which are configured to engage a coronary shunt positioned in the coronary artery. A suture extends around the coronary and is coupled to the heart engaging members.
Published as:
CA2262991A1; WO9802099A1; AU3883897A; EP0928161A1; US6110187A; EP0928161A4; US6183486B1; US2001001825A1; AU735199B2;