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Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery

  • US 6,394,951 B1
  • Filed: 03/13/2000
  • Issued: 05/28/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for performing a surgical procedure on a beating heart, comprising:

  • a pair of contact members each having a longitudinal axis, said contact members being adapted to contact a surface of the beating heart on opposite sides of a target artery; and

    an interconnecting member connected to each of said pair of contact members, wherein at least a portion of each said contact member is rotatable about said longitudinal axis of the respective contact member, with respect to said interconnecting member, and independently of the other of said contact members.

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