ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,821, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to LSI Solutions Inc. (Victor, N.Y.).
"Device for cardiac surgery" was invented by Jude S. Sauer (Pittsford, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device assembly includes a hinge rod having a first portion and a second portion, and a pedestal is coupled to the second portion of the hinge rod, the pedestal having a top surface, and portions of the pedestal cooperate to define a trough that is configured to hold a first portion of a vessel on the top surface of the pedestal. A retainer is movably coupled to the pedestal, and the retainer has a planar member having a lower surface configured...