Heart holder

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2004-08-09

2009-08-18

Gilbert, Samuel G (Department: 3735)

Surgery

Internal organ support or sling

Reexamination Certificate

active

07575546

ABSTRACT:
A functional element to be mounted on a retractor for performing cardiothoracic surgery has a securing device for mounting it releasably on the retractor. A device for holding up a beating heart lifted from an operating site has several spreadable strip-shaped holding fingers. It is proposed that three or four strip-shaped holding fingers are present which are designed to be bendable so that they can be shaped to form a holding basket adapted to the particular heart which is to be held.

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