Patent ID: 6464690
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A heart stabilization device, comprising:a) a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis; and b) a pair of stabilization pads each having a contact surface which is adapted to contact a surface of the heart, said pads being coupled to said distal end in a manner which permits one of said pads to rotate about a first axis and the other of said pads to rotate about a second axis substantially parallel to but not coaxial with said first axis, wherein said first axis extends substantially parallel to the contact surface of said one of said pads and said second axis extends substantially parallel to said contact surface of said other of said pads, and further wherein said pads are movable between a closed configuration in which said contact surfaces are in contact with each other, and an open configuration in which said contact surfaces are separated from each other.