TOOLS AND METHODS FOR EPICARDIAL ACCESS

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APP PUB NO 20070135686A1
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11609431

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A retractor tool has a hollow shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. The shaft has an internal bore sized to slidable receive an elongated tool of predetermined dimensions with a distal end of said tool exposed through a distal end of the bore. Such tool may be a visualization tool or other tool used in surgery. A first pivoting jaw and a second jaw are both secured to the distal end of the shaft to pivot about first and second pivot axes perpendicular to an axis of the shaft. The jaws pivot between open and closed positions. In the closed positions, opposing surfaces of the jaws define a distal end of the bore extending completely between the jaws.

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ENDOPHOTONIX INC3033 EXCELSIOR BLVD SUITE 300 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berman, Adam L Edina, MN 22 1926
Grace, Kenneth Wayne Oak Ridge, TN 2 1325
Lazzara, Robert R Tampa, FL 2 1191
Pruitt, John Crayton JR Largo, FL 1 1191

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