Surgery – Specula – Retractor
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-31
2007-07-31
Hayes, Michael J. (Department: 3734)
Surgery
Specula
Retractor
C600S228000, C600S235000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09998004
ABSTRACT:
Devices, systems and methods related to endoscopic surgery, particularly related to robotic surgical operations, provide a tissue stabilizer for endoscopically stabilizing a target tissue within a patient's body. For stabilizing a beating heart during a closed-chest coronary artery bypass grafting procedure, a stabilizer is inserted through an endoscopic cannula and provides sufficient surface area to contact the heart and effectively stabilize the target tissue area. The stabilizer can straddle a blood vessel, such as a coronary artery, which is targeted for an anastomosis. Vessel occlusion fasteners may occlude the target blood vessel prior to the anastomosis procedure.
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Hoornaert Dean F.
Ikeda Michael
Isaac Margaret M.
Julian Christopher A.
Ramans Andris D.
Hayes Michael J.
Intuitive Surgical Inc
Mendoza Michael G.
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