Support arm for cardiac surgery

Details Support arm for cardiac surgery Support arm for cardiac surgery

2007-02-27

2007-02-27

Gilbert, Samuel G. (Department: 3735)

Surgery

Specula

Retractor

C600S037000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10351456

ABSTRACT:
A support arm assembly for assisting in the performance of cardiac surgery has an articulated arm movable axially of a support base and rotatable relative to the support base. A distal end of the articulated arm receives a contact member and the contact member is moveable relative to the distal end. A surgeon may configure the support arm assembly to contact a desired portion of a heart and fix the articulated arm, its axial position, its rotated position and the orientation of the contact member with a single control.

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