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AU2001294947A1 - Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue

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Publication number
AU2001294947A1
AU2001294947A1 AU2001294947A AU9494701A AU2001294947A1 AU 2001294947 A1 AU2001294947 A1 AU 2001294947A1 AU 2001294947 A AU2001294947 A AU 2001294947A AU 9494701 A AU9494701 A AU 9494701A AU 2001294947 A1 AU2001294947 A1 AU 2001294947A1
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AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
tissue
local area
temporarily immobilizing
immobilizing
temporarily
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU2001294947A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Cornelius Borst
Paul F. Grundeman
Hendricus J. Mansvelt Beck
Conelius W. J. Verlaan
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Medtronic Inc
Original Assignee
Medtronic Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/678,203 external-priority patent/US7445594B1/en
Application filed by Medtronic Inc filed Critical Medtronic Inc
Publication of AU2001294947A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001294947A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for minimally invasive surgery
    • A61B2017/00238—Type of minimally invasive operation
    • A61B2017/00243—Type of minimally invasive operation cardiac
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors
    • A61B2017/0237—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors for heart surgery
    • A61B2017/0243—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for holding wounds open, e.g. retractors; Tractors for heart surgery for immobilizing local areas of the heart, e.g. while it beats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/30—Surgical pincettes, i.e. surgical tweezers without pivotal connections
    • A61B2017/306—Surgical pincettes, i.e. surgical tweezers without pivotal connections holding by means of suction

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
AU2001294947A 2000-10-02 2001-10-02 Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue Abandoned AU2001294947A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/678,203 US7445594B1 (en) 1995-09-20 2000-10-02 Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue
US09678203 2000-10-02
PCT/US2001/030745 WO2002028287A1 (fr) 2000-10-02 2001-10-02 Methode et appareil d'immobilisation temporaire d'une region locale d'un tissu

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2001294947A1 true AU2001294947A1 (en) 2002-04-15

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AU2001294947A Abandoned AU2001294947A1 (en) 2000-10-02 2001-10-02 Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP1324704B1 (fr)
AU (1) AU2001294947A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE60133476T2 (fr)
WO (1) WO2002028287A1 (fr)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6773440B2 (en) * 2002-07-02 2004-08-10 Satiety, Inc. Method and device for use in tissue approximation and fixation
US8377082B2 (en) 2003-01-14 2013-02-19 Medtronic, Inc. Methods and apparatus for making precise incisions in body vessels
ES2327628T3 (es) 2003-03-13 2009-11-02 Medtronic, Inc. Aparato para engachar temporalmente tejido corporal.
DE102006016003A1 (de) 2006-03-30 2007-10-04 Karl Storz Gmbh & Co. Kg Vorrichtung zum zeitweiligen Immobilisieren von Gewebe im Bereich eines pulsierend durchströmten Blutgefäßes
DE102012219727A1 (de) * 2012-10-29 2014-04-30 Aesculap Ag Atrium-Retraktor

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5807243A (en) * 1994-08-31 1998-09-15 Heartport, Inc. Method for isolating a surgical site
US5836311A (en) * 1995-09-20 1998-11-17 Medtronic, Inc. Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue
WO1998017182A1 (fr) * 1996-09-26 1998-04-30 Genzyme Corporation Ecarteur polyvalent reglable d'immobilisation de l'artere coronaire
DE29708050U1 (de) * 1997-05-07 1997-07-17 Riess, Andreas, 22850 Norderstedt Anordnung zum lokalen Ruhigstellen eines schlagenden Herzens
WO1999016367A1 (fr) * 1997-09-26 1999-04-08 Alliance Medical Technologies, Inc. Stabilisateur
MXPA01002686A (es) * 1998-09-15 2002-06-04 Medtronic Inc Metodo y aparato para inmobilizar temporalmente una area local de tejido.

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Publication number Publication date
DE60133476T2 (de) 2009-05-07
WO2002028287A1 (fr) 2002-04-11
DE60133476D1 (de) 2008-05-15
EP1324704B1 (fr) 2008-04-02
EP1324704A1 (fr) 2003-07-09

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