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Paul T. Rothstein0
Christopher P. Olig0
David J. S. Kim0
James R. Keogh0
Michael J. Hobday0
Philip J. Haarstad0
Date of Patent
March 4, 2008
0Patent Application Number
106432990
Date Filed
August 19, 2003
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Patent abstract
This invention provides a heart positioning device, method and system for positioning, manipulating, holding, grasping, immobilizing and/or stabilizing a heart. The heart positioning device may include a suction head and a shaft with a means for remotely changing the position of the head from a first position axially aligned with the shaft to a second, unaligned position and a sleeve slideably positioned on the shaft and sized to receive the suction head in a compressed condition.
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