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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2000
Michael A. Valerio, Wrentham, MA (US);
Jennie H. Brown, Providence, RI (US);
Thomas E. Martin, Riverside, RI (US);
Genzyme Corpforation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an irrigation system for use with surgical retractors and devices for stabilizing a predetermined area of the body during a surgical procedure and more particularly to an irrigation system for use with medical devices that are used in connection with minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting surgical procedures, and more specifically to an irrigation system for use with surgical retractors and stabilizing devices configured for use with each other for such surgical procedures wherein the irrigation system provides a controlled flow of fluid to a desired surface of the medical device to maintain a clear surgical site.