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"This device is a single-shot, push of a button, and the anastomosis is complete, with no occlusion of the blood vessel during beating heart surgery."

Tea Acuff , M.D.,
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Denton Regional Medical Center
Denton, Texas


Cardica designs and manufactures proprietary stapling devices for surgical procedures. Cardica’s stapling technology is designed to minimize operating time and to enable minimally-invasive and robot-assisted surgeries. The company manufactures its automated anastomosis systems, the C-Port® Distal Anastomosis Systems and PAS-Port® Proximal Anastomosis System, for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and has shipped over 25,000 units throughout the world. In addition, Cardica is developing the Cardica Microcutter, a true multi-fire endoscopic stapling device designed to be used in a variety of procedures, including bariatric, thoracic and general surgery.

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