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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew A. Palmer, Miami, FL (US);
Javier E. Castañeda, Miami, FL (US);
Jose Luis Francese, Miami, FL (US);
Ralph de la Torre, Charlestown, MA (US);
Assignee:
Medcania, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/700 ;
Abstract
A system for performing through port off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery includes a port insertable between ribs into a chest wall of a patient, a heart stabilizer extendable through and stably couplable to the port, and an instrument stabilizer adapted to dampen extraneous movement to which a surgical instrument extending through the stabilizer is subject.