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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:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2001
James R. Keogh, Maplewood, MN (US);
Scott E. Jahns, Hudson, WI (US);
Michael A. Colson, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Gary W. Guenst, Collegeville, PA (US);
Christopher Olig, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Paul A. Pignato, Stacy, MN (US);
Karen Montpetit, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Thomas Daigle, Corcoran, MN (US);
Douglas H. Gubbin, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
William G. O'Neill, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Katherine Jolly, Shoreview, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a system and method for positioning, manipulating, holding, grasping, immobilizing and/or stabilizing a heart including one or more tissue-engaging devices, one or more suction sources, one or more fluid sources, one or more energy sources, one or more sensors and one or more processors. The system and method may include an indifferent electrode, a drug delivery device and an illumination device. The system's tissue-engaging device may comprise a tissue-engaging head, a support apparatus and a clamping mechanism for attaching the tissue-engaging device to a stable object. The system may be used during various medical procedures including the deployment of an anastomotic device, intermittently stopping and starting of the heart, ablation of cardiac tissues and the placement of cardiac leads.