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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2004
Steven Peng, Burlingame, CA (US);
Larry Voss, San Jose, CA (US);
David E. Hancock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Grace A. Carlson, San Francisco, CA (US);
John W. Davis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Albert K. Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jaime S. Vargas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steven Peng, Burlingame, CA (US);
Larry Voss, San Jose, CA (US);
David E. Hancock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Grace A. Carlson, San Francisco, CA (US);
John W. Davis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Albert K. Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jaime S. Vargas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Origin Medsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An organ manipulator including at least one suction member or adhesive disk mounted to a joint providing freedom of movement of the at least one suction member or adhesive disk relative to its support. A method for retracting and suspending an organ in a retracted position using suction (or adhesive force) so that the organ is free to move normally (e.g., to beat or undergo other limited-amplitude motion) in at least the vertical direction during both steps.