Surgery – Internal organ support or sling
Patent
1998-07-31
2000-05-16
Gilbert, Samuel G.
Surgery
Internal organ support or sling
A61F 200
Patent
active
060630213
ABSTRACT:
A stabilizer is used to immobilize a portion of the heart or other organ to facilitate a surgical procedure such as anastomosis. The stabilizer comprises two, C-shaped, organ wall-contacting elements, hinged together so that they can form a continuous loop. The hinge allows the C-shaped elements to be separated so that, after surgery in which a tubular graft connected to the organ extends through the loop, the stabilizer can be released from the graft. The C-shaped elements are connected to a stem which consists of two lockably articulating parts, one of which is immediately connected to one of the C-shaped elements and aligned with the hinge axis. A spring-loaded sleeve, surrounding the last-mentioned part of the stem, has pins which engage recesses in the C-shaped parts to lock them in the closed condition, while allowing them to be opened quickly by manipulation of the sleeve. Removable, disposable pads form the organ wall-contacting surfaces. An optional light carrier provides illumination, and ports are provided in one of the C-shaped elements for suction and/or irrigation.
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Banik Robert
Fanticola John A.
Hossain Mosaddeq
Markus Victor
Powell Gerard A.
Gilbert Samuel G.
Pilling Weck Incorporated
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