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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:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2002
Applicants:
Larry Voss, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Peng, Burlingame, CA (US);
David Hancock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Grace Carlson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Larry Voss, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven Peng, Burlingame, CA (US);
David Hancock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Grace Carlson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An organ-stabilizing element is covered with a layer of textile material such as cloth to enhance slip-free engagement with an organ such as a beating heart during surgery thereon. The organ-stabilizing element is supported on a stacked structure of successive ball elements and rings that can be selectively flexible or rigid in response to tensioning of a flexible cable within a central bore of the structure.