Epicardial immobilization device
US5976069A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/306
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method for immobilizing a portion of the epicardium without interrupting the beating of the heart, which includes a frame that can be temporarily anchored to the epicardium and one or more expandable members attached to the frame which, upon inflation, temporarily occlude the passage of blood through the vessel or vessels in the operational field defined by the frame.
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