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Surgical stabilizer and closure system

  • US 9,226,824 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2011
  • Issued: 01/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of accessing the interior of a heart using a device comprising an access port with at least one generally helical needle at a distal end thereof, the method comprising:

  • positioning a distal end of the generally helical needle against an apex of the heart;

    advancing the generally helical needle into the heart wall at the apex of the heart without penetrating the interior of the heart, comprising rotating the helical needle in a first rotational direction with the distal end of the generally helical needle held against the apex of the heart;

    stabilizing the heart by securing the access port and generally helical needle in a generally fixed position;

    creating a puncture through the heart wall and into the interior of the heart at the apex of the heart using a puncture needle;

    advancing a treatment instrument into the interior of the heart via the access port and the puncture;

    performing a procedure on the heart using the treatment instrument;

    removing the treatment instrument from the interior of the heart;

    removing the generally helical needle from the heart wall at the apex of the heart, comprising rotating the generally helical needle in a second rotational direction, wherein the second rotational direction is opposite to the first rotational direction, wherein removing the generally helical needle from the heart wall occurs after performing the procedure on the heart using the treatment instrument.

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