Device to permit offpump beating heart coronary bypass surgery

摘要

Mechanical elements and/or adhesive is used in conjunction with or in place of suction to releasably attach elements of a system for manipulating a heart during cardiac surgery to the heart. The elements of the heart manipulation system are disclosed in the application Ser. No. 09/087,511 filed on May 29, 1998 and in the patent application Ser. No. 08/936,184 filed on Sep. 17, 1997. One form of the system can be used in minimally invasive surgery.