Symmetry aortic connector system

Histological aspects of the saphenous vein damage with the use of the Symmetry aortic connector system.

The purpose of the present study was to analyze the histological aspects of the saphenous veins after the use of the Symmetry aortic connector in off pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB). Nineteen consecutive patients who underwent OPCAB surgery and who received one proximal saphenous vein anastomosis using the St Jude aortic Symmetry connector system were evaluated. In each patient one ...

The St Jude Medical symmetry aortic connector system for proximal vein graft anastomoses in coronary artery bypass grafting.

OBJECTIVES A new device designed to create proximal vein graft anastomoses to the aorta in coronary artery bypass grafting was recently developed by the St Jude Medical Anastomotic Technology Group (Minneapolis, Minn). This new anastomosis system consists of a nickel-titanium (nitinol) connector, an aortic cutter, and a delivery device. METHODS The loading of the vein on the aortic connector ...

Total dislodgement of St. Jude symmetry proximal aortic connector after OPCAB.

Early results of aortic connector system for proximal anastomosis of the saphenous vein graft.

PURPOSE Our objective is to clarify the technical points in using the symmetry aortic connector system (ACS) compared with hand-sewing from clinical and angiographic results of the patients who underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS Among 84 patients who underwent CABG from January 2002 to August 2003, 36 off-pump CABGs were performed using at least one saphenous v...

A new vascular ring connector in surgery for aortic dissection.

OBJECTIVE To improve the surgical results of aortic dissection, we used a novel vascular ring connector for anastomosis. METHODS The vascular ring connector is a titanic ring used as a stent in the vascular graft to achieve a quick, blood-sealed, and sutureless anastomosis. From November 2007 to December 2008, 19 consecutive patients (age range 36-77 years; 16 male and 3 female) with aortic d...