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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Applicants:
Dan Sanchez, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Edward R. Snow, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ken Grace, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Dan Sanchez, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Edward R. Snow, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ken Grace, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Computer Motion, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B017/00 ; A61B001/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A support arm for a heart stabilizer that can be used to stabilize a heart during a beating heart coronary artery bypass graft procedure. The support arm may have an arm that is coupled to a table mount and an end effector. The table mount is adapted to be mounted to the rail of a surgical table. The end effector is adapted to hold the heart stabilizer. The arm may be adjustable to allow an end user to adjust the position of the end effector.