Heart stabilizer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6817972
APP PUB NO 20010023311A1
SERIAL NO

09870331

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A heart stabilizer that may include a wrist which couples an end effector to a first linkage. The end effector and wrist may be inserted through an incision in the chest of a patient to assist in performing a minimally invasive coronary procedure. The wrist provides dexterity so that the end effector can be placed on the heart to stabilize the same. The end effector may include a pair of paddles that are moved between open and closed positions by a pair of manually actuated levers. The paddles may have cleats that allow sutures to be attached to the stabilizer during a minimally invasive procedure.

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  • INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Snow, Edward Ramsey Santa Barbara, CA 3 460

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