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Cardiac sling for circumflex coronary artery surgery

US4973300A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 1989
Grant dateNov 27, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B90/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cardiac sling for supporting the heart during surgery a support a polymeric film net of interconnecting ribs of polymeric material for applying, in use, sufficient pressure to the portions of the surface of the heart adjacent the ribs to prevent hemorrhage from the anastomotic site of bypass grafting is disclosed.

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