title: A multipurpose arterial graft holder for coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: A multipurpose arterial graft holder designed for use during coronary artery bypass grafting is described. This new holder is atraumatic and holds the arterial grafts and saphenous vein graft securely during anastomosis. The use of this instrument facilitates the use of multiple arterial grafts for coronary artery bypass grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Ishikawa, Japan. go@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Tamotsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomita
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments