CARBOCLIP(R), A NEW ATRAUMATIC VASCULAR A CCESS DEVICE

The Carboclip(R) is a no-needle vascular access device made of an inve rted Titanium body. The horizontal bar of 6 mm inner diameter is conne cted with artery and vein via a vascular graft. The vertical body hous es an elastic plug in which is inserted a double canula diving in the blood stream for extracorporeal blood circulation (EBC). The body is w rapped by a flange made of microporous biocarbon in which the subcutan eous fibroblast will growth, forming an antimicrobial barreer and fixi ng the port to the skin. We report our experience on 30 devices implan ted in 30 sheeps with 26 extracorporeal circulation simulating hemodia lysis. The results demonstrate good tightness of the plug as well at r est as during EBC procedure, sufficient blood flow rate of about 400 m l/min, and benefits of the microporous carbon flange.