Support arm for cardiac surgery
US7182731B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/571
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A support arm assembly for assisting in the performance of cardiac surgery has an articulated arm movable axially of a support base and rotatable relative to the support base. A distal end of the articulated arm receives a contact member and the contact member is moveable relative to the distal end. A surgeon may configure the support arm assembly to contact a desired portion of a heart and fix the articulated arm, its axial position, its rotated position and the orientation of the contact member with a single control.
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