Organ manipulator having suction member supported with freedom to move relative to its support

US7226409B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Origin Medsystems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Steven Yihlih Peng · Fremont, US
• Larry Voss · San Jose, US
• David E. Hancock · San Francisco, US
• Grace A. Carlson · San Francisco, US
• John W. Davis · Yankton, US
• Albert K. Chin · Palo Alto, US
• Jaime Vargas · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 15, 2004
• Grant date: Jun 5, 2007
• Expiry date: Apr 30, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/308
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An organ manipulator including at least one suction member or adhesive disk mounted to a joint providing freedom of movement of the at least one suction member or adhesive disk relative to its support. A method for retracting and suspending an organ in a retracted position using suction (or adhesive force) so that the organ is free to move normally (e.g., to beat or undergo other limited-amplitude motion) in at least the vertical direction during both steps.