Patent ID: 6063021
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A stabilizer for immobilizing a portion of the wall of an organ during surgery comprising:a pair of organ wall-contacting elements each having a first end, a second end and an organ wall-contacting surface; anda hinge connecting the first ends of the organ wall-contacting elements wherein one of said organ wall-contacting elements can rotate relative to the other about a hinge axis transverse to the organ wall-contacting surfaces;the second ends of the organ wall-contacting elements being positioned relative to their first ends so that they can meet each other and separate from each other by rotation of said one of said organ wall-contacting elements relative to the other about the hinge, and the organ wall-contacting elements being shaped to form a loop having a central opening when said second ends meet, wherein the organ wall-contacting surfaces can contact the wall of an organ over an area substantially in the form of a continuous closed loop.