A stapling instrument for placement of right atrial pursestrings.
The right atrial pursestring was placed in 12 patients undergoing cardiac operations utilizing a commercially available stapling instrument. Our initial experience indicates that this device can be used for rapid, simple, and safe application of the right atrial pursestring.
Brown
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Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Florida.
Dang
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Horowitz
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D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004867:Equipment Design; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013528:Surgical Staplers