An arterial and venous graft holder for coronary artery bypass grafting.
An innovative arterial and venous graft holder has been developed for use during proximal and distal anastomosis in coronary artery bypass grafting. The device consists of a flexible arm and a handle. The handle in turn is composed of three parts: (1) a T-shaped body, (2) an atraumatic clip for holding the graft, and (3) a coronary probe attached by an adjustable fixation screw to the body. The handle can be used to easily hold the graft either by an assistant or attached to a flexible arm. The flexible arm can be used while attached to a standard sternal retractor or a railway sternal retractor. It facilitates opening the heel of the graft and stitching the most difficult angle of the anastomosis. This new instrument provides excellent exposure and a more comfortable anastomosis.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, Isparta, Turkey. hokutan@cardio.sdu.edu.tr
Huseyin
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Okutan
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006801:Humans; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000637:transplantation