title: Internal thoracic artery graft holder for coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: An internal thoracic artery graft holder, designed for use during coronary artery bypass grafting, is described. This new holder is atraumatic and holds the internal thoracic artery graft securely during anastomosis. The use of this instrument facilitates the use of an arterial graft for coronary artery bypass grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery (1), Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Misaki
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000601:surgery*