Organ manipulation assistance during surgical procedure
CA 2471829 A1 · Owner: Iotek, Inc. · Inventors: Foley, Frederick J.
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The invention provides techniques for securely engaging an organ such as a , beating heart (10), with a manipulating device (12). A bag-like device (22) may be deployed around a substantial volume of the organ and the manipulating device. In one embodiment, the bag-like device may be net-like including one , or more mesh apertures (36). Once deployed the bag-like device cooperates , with the manipulating device when the organ is manipulated and reduces the risk that the organ will be inadvertently released or dropped.
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- Filed January 31, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 31, 2023.
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