US Patent Issued to Terumo Cardiovascular Systems on Dec. 9 for "Stabilizer tool for total endoscopic coronary artery bypass" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,969, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp. (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

"Stabilizer tool for total endoscopic coronary artery bypass" was invented by Takeshi Tsubouchi (Dexter, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reconfigurable tool carries suction pods adapted for robotic surgery wherein a distal end with the suction pods is insertable through a small port incised in a living body to reach a working space for performing cardiac repairs. The tool has an articulating hub with a base part and a sliding part, wherein the suction pods pivot from the sliding part. The base part has a keyed surface configured to in...