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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:
Jan. 15, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Marc Bellotti, Libertyville, IL (US);
Alan W. Marttila, Waukegan, IL (US);
Kenneth J. Steele, Richmond, IL (US);
Scott R. Ariagno, Mundelein, IL (US);
Atif M. Yardimci, Northbrok, IL (US);
Donald R. Heslington, Orem, UT (US);
Charles R. Weyrauch, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Lise J. Herriott, Sandy, UT (US);
Donald A. Smith, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Cristina J. Stadler, Columbus, IN (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corp., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a new and useful device and method for stabilizing cardiac tissue at a surgical site during heart surgery, and specifically useful during beating heart surgery. The device includes a foot for contacting a heart tissue and two arms movably connected together for selective movement to vary and adjust the position of the foot on the heart. The foot and the arm assembly are designed to optimize stability of the foot in contact with heart tissue, and therefore, to optimize stability of the heart during surgical procedure. The device is capable of being mounted on a chest spreader. The foot has a bottom surface which is angled for better stabilization and engagement with the heart.