Figure 6. Proximal Obtuse Marginal stabilization: Articulating arms are mounted at the patient's right shoulder and left hand. Tissue stabilizers: Preformed Right and Straight Right. Heart is rolled to the patient's right side, with or without laparotomy packs. Further exposure can be achieved by elevating the right hemisternum and allowing the apex to enter the front of the right pleural space. All right sided pericardial sutures are removed and the pleura is widely incised.
Figure reprinted with permission of Medtronic, Inc.