Cardiac sling for circumflex coronary artery surgery
US4973300A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 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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