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Robotic Minimally-Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Graft SurgeryDuring minimally-invasive, closed-chest bypass procedures, the surgeon guides the da Vinci® Surgical System, a robot designed to facilitate minimally-invasive surgery, to perform precise movements through fingertip-size incisions in the chest area, similar to the procedures for minimally-invasive abdominal surgery. Patients undergoing closed-chest CABG procedures may be discharged in 24 to 48 hours following surgery, and often return to normal activity levels within one to two weeks.
In the past, surgeons needed to guide the robot arms outside the patient’s body to manually connect very small graft vessels during bypass surgery, an extremely demanding and technically challenging process. By precisely and reliably connecting the graft vessel, the C-Port® Flex-A® system eliminates the need for a manual anastomosis through a limited thoracotomy, which has been the primary gating factor for minimally-invasive bypass procedures.
In addition to the features of the C-Port system, the C-Port Flex-A system is designed to:
- Improve quality, reliability and consistency of bypass graft connections;
- Reduce operating time and cost during robotic CABG procedures;
- Allow surgeons to position the device to create a secure connection even in the most difficult to reach areas of the heart;
- Facilitate minimally-invasive, closed-chest CABG surgery;
- Create compliant anastomoses in vessels as small as one millimeter in internal diameter; and
- Be used in either on- or off-pump CABG procedures.
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Video
Click here to view a robot-assisted CABG procedure using the the C-Port Flex-A system.
Click here to view an animation of the C-Port System in use.
Read
Click here to read about how the C-Port Flex-A is being utilized in the robotic heart program lead by Dr. Steven Leyland at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC.
Click here to read physician testimonials.
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