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Donsky, A.S., Schussler, J.M., Donsky, M.S., et al. (2002) Thrombotic Occlusion of the Aortic Ostia of Saphenous Venous Grafts Early after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Using the Symmetry Aortic Connector System. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 124, 397-399.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/mtc.2002.124236

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• TITLE: Surgical Coronary Revascularization Using an Off-Pump, No-Touch Technique: The Cyclone (Hexalon) Experience

  AUTHORS: Jeffrey M. Schussler, Theodore T. Theologes, Baron L. Hamman

  KEYWORDS: No Touch, Clampless, Coronary Bypass, CABG, Anastomoses, Stroke

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.4 No.4, December 23, 2014

  ABSTRACT: The CycloneTM System (Castlewood Surgical, Inc., Concord, MA) is a novel device that facilitates the attachment of the saphenous vein onto the ascending aorta for the purpose of creating a bypass graft during a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) operation. It allows the surgeon to perform a hand-sewn anastomosis with no disruption of the intima of the aorta, and no need for partial clamping. During a 36-month period 109 CABG operations were performed, and the CycloneTM System (and its predecessor, the HexalonTM) was utilized to create 138 proximal anastomoses. This study demonstrates that this is a safe and effective method of creating a clampless, no-touch proximal anastomoses during off-pump CABG.