Device for holding up a beating heart

- Karl Storz GmbH & Co., KG
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a device for holding up a beating heart with closed holding fingers in accordance with the new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the new design;

FIG. 3 is a rear side view of the new design;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the new design;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the new design;

FIG. 6 is a front side view of the new design;

FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6 with screw and disc arrangement turned 180 degrees about bar-axis, securing device turned 90 degrees upright about first ball and bars turned 90 degrees about bar-axis.

FIG. 8 is a side view with holding fingers spread 45 degrees;

FIG. 9 is a side view with holding fingers spread 90 degrees;

FIG. 10 is a side view with holding fingers spread 120 degrees;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of FIG. 9 with basket (of the three 90 degrees holding finger) turned 90 degrees clockwise about second ball; and,

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of encircled area of FIG. 11, showing the pyramid structure of slide-inhibiting surface.

Claims

The ornamental design for a device for holding up a beating heart, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
6019722 February 1, 2000 Spence et al.
D453377 February 5, 2002 Schollhorn et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D529172
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 30, 2004
Date of Patent: Sep 26, 2006
Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co., KG
Inventor: Joachim Schollhorn (Freiburg)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D. Davis
Assistant Examiner: Christopher Lee
Attorney: St. Onge Steward Johnston &Reens LLC
Application Number: 29/208,555