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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2001
Darin C. Gittings, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
A. Adam Sharkawy, Redwood City, CA (US);
Alan R. Rapacki, Redwood City, CA (US);
Gilbert S. Laroya, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Darin C. Gittings, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
A. Adam Sharkawy, Redwood City, CA (US);
Alan R. Rapacki, Redwood City, CA (US);
Gilbert S. Laroya, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods utilized in performing transmyocardial coronary bypass include retractors used to engage and support myocardial tissue, and mechanisms for supporting coronary vessels so as to allow precise entry into a vessel lumen. In addition, various conduits are provided having a configuration that permits their positioning in a heart wall to place a coronary vessel in communication with a heart chamber.