发明名称 |
APPARATUS FOR TEMPORARILY ENGAGING BODY TISSUE |
摘要 |
An improved tissue engagement device such as a suction stabilizer or retractor is provided with one or more suction pods (22) mounted to the distal end of a flexible arm (20). The flexible arm is coupled to a base assembly (24) that includes a fixed portion, which is coupled to a rotatable turret, allowing rotation of the arm relative to the fixed portion of the base assembly. A tensioning mechanism mounted to the turret applies tension to rotationally lock the turret and to lock the arm in its current configuration. If the device is a suction stabilizer, it may carry a spreading/tightening mechanism (21) along with two suction pods (22) and the tensioning mechanism may lock the relative location of the spreading/tightening mechanism relative to the arm. If the device is a suction retractor, the tensioning mechanism may lock a pivotably mounted carrier for a single enlarged suction pod so that the suction pod is held in its desired orientation relative to the arm. |
申请公布号 |
EP1605832(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.12.21 |
申请号 |
EP20030723718 |
申请日期 |
2003.03.13 |
申请人 |
MEDTRONIC, INC. |
发明人 |
GOODMAN, JACK;DAIGLE, TOM, P.;GUBBIN, DOUGLAS, H.;KIM, DAVID, J.S. |
分类号 |
A61B17/02;A61B17/28;A61B17/30;A61B19/00 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/02 |
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