Abstract: Devices, instruments and tools for minimally invasive surgical procedures. Port devices and methods for hemostatically sealing and providing a port through a tissue wall that interfaces with a fluid containing chamber, by minimally invasive techniques. Assemblies, instruments and methods for minimally invasive access to and through a tissue wall that interfaces with a fluid containing chamber, and for visualizing same. Instruments, assemblies and methods for minimally invasive surgical procedures, including ablation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 27, 2013
Date of Patent:
August 28, 2018
Assignee:
MAQUET CORDIOVASCULAR LLC
Inventors:
Evan R. Anderson, Alfredo R. Cantu, Albert K. Chin