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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Stephen A. Yencho, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen A. Yencho, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A minimally-invasive anastomosis system includes a base that is inserted through an incision is made in the chest of a patient between two adjacent ribs. An anastomosis tool and a sensor are attached to the base. The base is attached to the heart, such as by suction, while allowing substantially unrestricted motion of the heart. The sensor provides a view of a surgical field to a display, such that as the base moves along with the motion of the heart, the view of the surgical field remains substantially steady.