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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas E. Martin, Riverside, RI (US);
Michael A. Valerio, Wrentham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 ; A61B 1/818 ; A61F 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 ; A61B 1/818 ; A61F 7/00 ;
Abstract
A cooled stabilizer is provided for use in coronary bypass grafting surgical procedures. The cooled stabilizer can be attached to a surgical retractor for providing localized traction, stabilization and/or hemostasis to a predetermined area of body tissue. The stabilizer includes cooling channels and/or pads forming a continuous bottom surface for providing a chilled surface to contact body tissue. In one example, the cooled stabilizer can be shaped as a horseshoe with chilled surfaces over horseshoe sections and optionally over a heel.