Patents Assigned to Medcania, Inc.
  • System for performing port off-pump beating heart coronary artery bypass surgery
    Patent number: 6554823
    Abstract: A system for performing through port off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery includes a port insertable between ribs into a chest wall of a patient, a heart stabilizer extendable through and stably couplable to the port, and an instrument stabilizer adapted to dampen extraneous movement to which a surgical instrument extending through the stabilizer is subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Medcania, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Palmer, Javier E. Castañeda, Jose Luis Francese, Ralph de la Torre