Patent ID: 6015427
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A heart stabilizer and suture control device for stabilizing the heart and for occluding a preselected portion of one or more coronary arteries, the device comprising:two stabilization pads, the stabilization pads each having an operative size and shape;a tension suture coupled to each stabilization pad, the sutures each having a distal end to be fixed in place to the stabilization pads, the sutures each also having a proximal end which can be coupled to the stabilization pads; anda suture controller, such that when operatively positioned adjacent one or more coronary arteries to be occluded, the tension sutures associated with each stabilization pad can be tightened or loosened to cause changes in the occlusion forces on the one or more coronary arteries as desired.