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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
Charles S. Taylor, Stockton, NJ (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Benjamin Sherman, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gary B. Weller, Los Gatos, CA (US);
William F. Witt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Caralin R. Adair, Mountain View, CA (US);
Charles S. Taylor, Stockton, NJ (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Benjamin Sherman, Milpitas, CA (US);
Gary B. Weller, Los Gatos, CA (US);
William F. Witt, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Caralin R. Adair, Mountain View, CA (US);
MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices which a surgeon may use to stabilize the beating heart during a surgical procedure on the heart. A stabilizing device may be 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 in a vicinity of a site of surgery to be performed, is effectively eliminated. A surgeon may contact the heart with the stabilizing means, assess the degree of movement of the anastomosis site, and exert a force on the stabilizing means such that the contraction of the beating heart causes only minimal excess motion at the surgery site. The stabilizing means may be attached to a rigid support or may be attached to a semi-rigid support which is rendered motionless mechanically, chemically, or by human intervention.