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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2002
William Cohn, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Jennie H. Brown, Providence, RI (US);
Douglas A. Hutchison, Suwanee, GA (US);
Lawrence F. Travers, Westport, MA (US);
Michael A. Valerio, Wrentham, MA (US);
William Cohn, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Jennie H. Brown, Providence, RI (US);
Douglas A. Hutchison, Suwanee, GA (US);
Lawrence F. Travers, Westport, MA (US);
Michael A. Valerio, Wrentham, MA (US);
Teleflex-CT Devices Incorporated, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
Abstract
A surgical retractor immobilizes tissue at a surgical site. A preferred embodiment of the retractor is used during minimally invasive direct coronary bypass procedures to arrest movement of the grafting site while the heart continues pumping. Tape or thread can be used to connect the artery to the retractor with a holder.