Figure 7. Distal Obtuse Marginal stabilization: Articulating arms are mounted at the patient's right hand and left shoulder. Tissue stabilizers: Straight Right and Straight Left. Heart is elevated on lapartomy packs with the apex pointing towards the sky. 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.