Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,743,169 · App. 09/975,392
Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Inventors:
Charles S. Taylor, William N. Aldrich, Thomas L. Baughman, Federico Benetti, Brian J. Bennett, Michael J. Billig, Thomas J. Fogarty, John J. Frantzen, Richard S. Ginn, Robert C. Glines, Harry Leonard Green, II, Dwight P. Morejohn, Brent Regan, Eugene E. Reis, Amr Salahieh, Ivan Sepetka, Benjamin Sherman, Christian Skieller, Valavanur A. Subramanian, Gary Weller, William F. Witt
Patented Case
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Granted: Jun 1, 2004
Filed: Oct 10, 2001
Inventors
Charles S. Taylor
William N. Aldrich
Thomas L. Baughman
Federico Benetti
Brian J. Bennett
Michael J. Billig
Thomas J. Fogarty
John J. Frantzen
Richard S. Ginn
Robert C. Glines
Harry Leonard Green, II
Dwight P. Morejohn
Brent Regan
Eugene E. Reis
Amr Salahieh
Ivan Sepetka
Benjamin Sherman
Christian Skieller
Valavanur A. Subramanian
Gary Weller
William F. Witt
Assignee (at issue)
Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc.
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