Abstract: A surgical tissue retractor for use in aortic or pulmonary valve surgery coupled to a sternal retractor or similar base comprising a retractor assembly including a retractor support to operatively support a plurality of radially adjustable retractor blades to engage and retain a heart valve open during a surgical procedure, a retractor coupling assembly including a retractor connecting member coupled to the retractor support frame by a support frame mount and adjustably coupled to the sternum by a sternal retractor mount to operatively position and maintain the radially adjustable retractor blades in place during the surgical procedure.

Abstract: A therapeutic hypothermia and cardio-respiratory augmentation apparatus to cool a patient to a selected temperature range and augment the patient's cardio-pulmonary functions comprising a cooling system including an upper cooling section, an intermediate cooling section and a lower cooling section coupled to a fluid cooling source by a cooling fluid circulating system to supply a cooling fluid to the upper cooling section, the intermediate cooling section and the lower cooling section to selectively and independently cool the brain, the torso and the legs respectively to within a selected or predetermined temperature range, a cardio-respiratory augmentation system including an upper biphasic ventilator section and a lower pulmonary augmentation section coupled to a gas source by a gas circulating system to alternatively apply positive pressure and negative pressure to the upper biphasic ventilator section and pulsating positive pressure to the lower pulmonary section to augment respiration for the lungs and b

Abstract: A suture organizer to maintain a plurality of sutures attached to a patient during a surgical procedure or operation in position relative to each other during the surgical procedure or operation comprising a hemostat retainer including a hemostat retainer member to receive and retain the finger hole or thumb hole of a corresponding hemostat connected to a corresponding suture and a clasp including a pair of clasp members to cooperatively clamp a surgical drape or the like therebetween to hold the suture organizer in position during the surgical procedure or operation.

Abstract: A suture organizer to maintain a plurality of sutures attached to a patient during a surgical procedure or operation in position relative to each other during the surgical procedure or operation comprising a hemostat retainer including a hemostat retainer member having a plurality of grooves formed in the surface thereof to receive and retain the finger hole or thumb hole of a corresponding hemostat connected to a corresponding suture and a clasp including a pair of clasp members to cooperatively clamp a surgical drape or the like therebetween to hold the suture organizer in position during the surgical procedure or operation.