Table 2
From: New device for saphenous vein-to-aorta proximal anastomosis without side-clamping
Advantages | |
|---|---|
Simplicity | no complex mechanisms easy training |
Sturdiness | no breakable parts |
Economy | it can be used for many anastomoses in the same patient if made of plastic it can be used for many patients if it is made of stainless steel |
Versatility | it allows the possibility of deciding whether to perform distal or proximal anastomoses first it allows giving the right inclination to the graft. |
Safety | nothing is deployed in the aorta no manipulation of the aorta no foreign bodies are incorporated in the suture no touching of the aortic intima |