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AssigneeCardiothoracic Systems, Inc.
InventorsLawrence W. Hu, David J. Paul, Eugene Edward Reis, Harry Leonard II Green, Joshua K. Wallin, Dwight P. Morejohn, Charles S. Taylor, Gary B. Weller, Richard M. Ferrari
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Surgical devices for stabilizing the heart which facilitate anastomosis under beating heart conditions. Various instruments or devices may be maneuvered and secured on a retractor device to provide stabilization of the heart. An instrument mount is provided which is preferably configured to accept a surgical instrument, such as a tissue stabilizer, and to allow the instrument to be easily maneuvered to a desired position and subsequently locked into position. Stabilizer devices each having at least one surface for contacting the heart and each being adapted to be mounted to the retractor while having the ability to be positioned in the desired location against the heart are provided.
An instrument mount apparatus for positioning a surgical instrument comprising a mount body having a base portion moveably coupled at a first articulating joint and a side portion moveably coupled at a second articulating joint, and at least one actuator operatively connected to said first and second articulating joints, said'side portion configured for receiving said surgical instrument, said first and second articulating joints being freely moveable when said at least one actuator is in an unlocked position, wherein said first and second articulating joints are compressed each into a substantially immovable condition when said at least one actuator is placed in a locked position, and wherein said first articulating joint is at an angle relative to said second articulating joint.
An apparatus for stabilizing a localized portion of a beating heart, comprising:
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