Epicardial stabilizer (Octopus-type)
Vacuum- or compression-based mechanical arm that locally immobilizes a small area of beating epicardium.
How it is used
Allows a coronary anastomosis to be performed on the beating heart without cardiopulmonary bypass (off-pump CABG, OPCAB).
Sources
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History
Added to the catalog on 2026-10-15.
Dates derived from the project's public version-control history on GitHub, not a live collaborative edit log.