A device serves for temporarily immobilizing a tissue in an area of a pulsating blood vessel during a cardiac and thoracic surgical intervention. A pod of the device can be placed onto a tissue beneath a pulsating blood vessel. The pod has a rigid holder supporting a flexible element. The flexible element...http://www.google.ca/patents/US8133175?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8133175 - Device for temporarily immobilizing tissue in the area of a pulsating blood vessel
