Sutureless mechanical anastomosis of a saphenous vein graft to a coronary artery with a new connector device

Authors
Eckstein, FS Bonilla, LF Meyer, B Berg, TA Neidhart, PP Schmidli, J Carrel, TP
Citation
Fs. Eckstein et al., Sutureless mechanical anastomosis of a saphenous vein graft to a coronary artery with a new connector device, LANCET, 357(9260), 2001, pp. 931-932
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
LANCET
ISSN journal
01406736 → ACNP
Volume
357
Issue
9260
Year of publication
2001
Pages
931 - 932
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(20010324)357:9260<931:SMAOAS>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Construction of vascular anastomoses by manual suturing is a highly skilled and time-consuming procedure. The St Jude Medical Anastomotic Technology G roup has developed a sutureless mechanical anastomosis device, which, when tested In animals, produced anastomoses in less than 3 min and with little training. Here we present the results of the first clinical saphenous-vein to coronary-artery anastomosis by means of this device.