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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2002
Lawrence W. Hu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David J. Paul, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Eugene Edward Reis, San Jose, CA (US);
Harry Leonard II Green, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Joshua K. Wallin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Charles S. Taylor, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gary B. Weller, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Richard M. Ferrari, Saratoga, CA (US);
Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Surgical devices for stabilizing the heart which facilitate anastomosis under beating heart conditions. Various instruments or devices may be maneuvered and secured on a retractor device to provide stabilization of the heart. An instrument mount is provided which is preferably configured to accept a surgical instrument, such as a tissue stabilizer, and to allow the instrument to be easily maneuvered to a desired position and subsequently locked into position. Stabilizer devices each having at least one surface for contacting the heart and each being adapted to be mounted to the retractor while having the ability to be positioned in the desired location against the heart are provided.