Thorax mounted stabilization platform
AssigneeEndoscopic Technologies, Inc.
InventorsArthur Bertolero, Tamer Ibrahim
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Abstract
A thorax mounted stabilizing platform for a surgical device, such as a tissue stabilizer, can be inserted through a minimally invasive incision and affixed to the thoracic wall to stabilize the surgical device. The stabilizing platform includes a rod that is introduced into a percutaneous opening in the patient. An internal and/or an external fixing device is deployed to attach the rod to the patient. One or more surgical devices may be mounted to the distal or internal end of the rod. An adjustment knob or other actuation mechanism is located at the proximal or external end of the rod to actuate or manipulate the surgical device(s) attached to the distal end.
Claims27
A thorax mounted stabilization platform comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, and configured to extend from an external location through an incision in the patient's thorax and into the patient's thoracic cavity;
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- a stabilizer connected to the elongate member and having means for affixing to the patient's thorax.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.