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METHOD FOR ORGAN POSITIONING AND STABILIZATION

  • US 20020095139A1
  • Filed: 06/12/2001
  • Published: 07/18/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of performing a medical procedure on a heart, comprising:

  • providing a suction assisted positioning device;

    engaging the heart with the positioning device;

    positioning the heart into a non-physiological orientation;

    stimulating a nerve to adjust the beating of the heart to a first condition;

    performing the medical procedure on the heart;

    reducing stimulation of the nerve to adjust the beating of a heart to a second condition;

    stimulating the nerve a subsequent time in order to re-adjust the beating of the heart to the first condition; and

    , continuing the medical procedure.

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