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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2002
Charles S. Taylor, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Benjamin Sherman, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gary B. Weller, Los Gatos, CA (US);
William Friederich Witt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Caralin R. Adair, Mountain View, CA (US);
Charles S. Taylor, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Benjamin Sherman, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gary B. Weller, Los Gatos, CA (US);
William Friederich Witt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Caralin R. Adair, Mountain View, CA (US);
Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices for stabilizing tissue during a surgical procedure. The beating heart may be stabilized during a surgical procedure on the heart, using a described stabilizing device. In one example, a stabilizing device is introduced through an opening in the chest and brought into contact with the beating heart. By contacting the heart with the device and by exerting a stabilizing force on the device, the motion of the heart caused by the contraction of the heart muscles id effectively eliminated such that the heart is stabilized and the site of the surgery moves only minimally if at all.
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