Cardiac stabilizers and methods of use thereof
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1. An apparatus for detecting signals of a beating heart during a surgical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
- i) a stabilizing member capable of contacting a local area of cardiac tissue in said beating heart at one or more contact areas between said apparatus and said beating heart, and ii) a detection means for detecting the cardiac signals.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to cardiac stabilizers and methods of use thereof in cardiac surgical procedures. In particular, the invention relates to the uses of cardiac stabilizers having one or more sensors operably attached to one or more stabilizing members to detect and treat reduced cardiac output during coronary bypass surgery.
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54 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting signals of a beating heart during a surgical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
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i) a stabilizing member capable of contacting a local area of cardiac tissue in said beating heart at one or more contact areas between said apparatus and said beating heart, and ii) a detection means for detecting the cardiac signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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17. An apparatus for detecting cardiac constriction signals of a beating heart during a surgical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
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i) a stabilizing member capable of contacting a local area of cardiac tissue in said beating heart at one or more contact areas between said apparatus and said beating heart, and ii) a detection means for detecting the cardiac constriction signals, wherein said detection means comprises one or more electrodes.
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18. An apparatus for delivering an electrical stimulus to a local area of a heart during a surgical procedure, the apparatus comprising:
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i) a stabilizing member capable of contacting a local area of cardiac tissue in the heart at one or more contact areas between said apparatus and said heart, and ii) a stimulation means capable of delivering an electrical stimulus to said cardiac tissue.
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28. An apparatus for detecting one or more cardiac signals of a beating heart and delivering an electrical stimulus to a local area of the heart during a surgical procedure, comprising:
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i) a stabilizing member capable of contacting a local area of cardiac tissue in the heart at one or more contact areas between said apparatus and said beating heart;
ii) a detection means for detecting cardiac signals; and
iii) a stimulation means capable of delivering an electrical stimulus to said cardiac tissue. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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36. An apparatus for detecting one or more cardiac signals of a beating heart during a surgical procedure, comprising:
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i) a stabilizing member capable of contacting a local area of cardiac tissue in the heart at one or more contact areas between said apparatus and said beating heart; and
ii) a shaft operably connected to said stabilizing member, whereby said shaft is capable of detecting a cardiac signal.
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37. An apparatus for detecting one or more cardiac signals of a beating heart and delivering an electrical stimulus to a local area of the heart during a surgical procedure, comprising:
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i) a stabilizing member capable of contacting a local area of cardiac tissue in the heart at one or more contact areas between said apparatus and said beating heart; and
ii) a shaft operably connected to said stabilizing member, whereby said stabilizing member operably connected to said shaft is capable of delivering an electrical stimulus to said heart.
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