Home  Procedures Off-Pump CABG
Off-Pump “Beating Heart” Coronary Artery Bypass Graft SurgeryOnce thought impossible, cardiac surgeons can now perform coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures while the heart is still beating. During a “beating heart” bypass procedure, a surgeon uses a heart stabilizer to reduce the movement in the area of the heart to be bypassed. Eliminating the use of the heart-lung machine reduces complications such as stroke, increased need for blood transfusions, and kidney and lung complications.
Research shows that beating heart CABG procedures improve patient outcomes for:
- Women;
- Patients with carotid artery stenosis;
- Patients with prior stroke; and
- Patients with compromised pulmonary or renal function.
The C-Port systems improve quality, reliability and consistency of bypass graft connections while reducing operating time and cost. In addition, Cardica’s C-Port® Flex-A® Anastomosis System, which has a flexible shaft, allows surgeons to perform vessel connections in areas of the heart that are difficult or impossible to reach using hand-sewn anastomoses. During beating heart CABG procedures, the C-Port systems are designed to:
- Create compliant anastomoses, which can expand and contract with blood flow;
- Reduce time required for anastomosis and is complete in two minutes;
- Produce consistent, reproducible anastomoses, largely independent of surgical technique and skill set;
- Avoid interruption of blood flow while the anastomosis is being completed;
- Work on coronary arteries as small as 1 millimeter in internal diameter;
- Allow mechanically governed repeatability and reduced procedural complexity;
- Work with grafts of various diameters and wall thicknesses less than 1.4 millimeters;
- Minimize scarring and potential occlusion of the anastomosis by achieving nearly complete alignment of the natural blood lining surfaces of the coronary artery and the graft; and
- Reload for multiple firings with one handle.
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