Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Closed-chest stabilization system and methods for minimally invasive heart surgery
- Patent Title (中): 闭路稳定系统和微创心脏手术的方法
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Application No.: US12640628Application Date: 2009-12-17
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Publication No.: US08550982B2Publication Date: 2013-10-08
- Inventor: Thomas B. Eby
- Applicant: Thomas B. Eby
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agency: Trenner Law Firm, LLC
- Main IPC: A61F2/00
- IPC: A61F2/00

Abstract:
Stabilization systems and methods for various procedures (e.g., tissue ablation procedures) are disclosed. An exemplary stabilization system for use in a medical procedure may include a housing structure having a base portion, the housing structure insertable into a patient's body. The system may also include a securement element on the base portion of the housing structure. The system may also include a deployment mechanism in the housing structure and operably associated with the base portion. The deployment mechanism is operable to extend the base portion so that the at least one securement element engages a tissue in the patient's body after the housing structure is positioned adjacent a target area inside a patient's body. Embodiments of the securement element may include a membrane, a chamber, a frictional surface, at least one needle, peg, gasket, adhesive, and/or a collar.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100160720A1 Closed-chest stabilization system and methods for minimally invasive heart surgery Public/Granted day:2010-06-24
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