What are the vascular closure devices that Cardica develops together with Cook Medical? What are the procedure that will benefit from a new device that facilitates vascular closure? Is proximal fixation of the Zenith endograft a possible application for the device in development?
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…Cardica, Inc.(Nasdaq: CRDC) today announced that Husam H. Balkhy, M.D., chairman of the department of cardiothoracic surgery at The Wisconsin Heart Hospital in Milwaukee Wis., is one of the first cardiovascular surgeons in the United States to have performed several revolutionary closed-chest coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedures on a beating heart with the aid of the da Vinci(R) Surgical System. Applying his extensive experience with the C-Port(R) Flex A(R) Anastomosis System to robotic chest surgery, Dr. Balkhy has completed eight closed-chest beating heart CABG procedures on patients, all of whom were discharged an average of two days following surgery and were able to return to normal daily activities within two weeks.
During the procedure, Dr. Balkhy guides the da Vinci Surgical System to perform precise movements through fingertip-size incisions in the chest area, using a high definition camera and scope to facilitate visualization inside the chest. The off-pump, or “beating heart,” bypass surgery is performed robotically without cutting the sternum and without the use of a traditional heart-lung machine…
The C-Port Flex A system automates the attachment of the bypass graft to the coronary artery, eliminating the need to sew the graft using traditional suture and thread…
In the majority of CABG procedures in the United States, the patient’s sternum is split so the chest can be opened, and the heart is stopped temporarily while surgeons hand sew vessels together to bypass the blockages while a mechanical pump keeps the blood circulating through the body. Patients who receive on-pump CABG procedures stay in the hospital an average of five to seven days, and it can take up to two to three months for the patient to return to normal activity.
During a traditional “beating heart” bypass procedure, the patient’s sternum is split, but the patient’s heart continues to beat while a surgeon stabilizes the area of the heart to be bypassed. Eliminating the use of the heart-lung machine has been shown to reduce complications such as stroke, increased need for blood transfusions, and kidney and lung complications.
By using the robot together with the C-Port Flex A system, the beating heart procedure can be performed on a closed chest. 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…
Cardica is a leading provider of automated anastomosis systems for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. By replacing hand-sewn sutures with easy-to-use automated systems, Cardica’s products provide cardiovascular surgeons with rapid, reliable and consistently reproducible anastomoses, or connections of blood vessels, often considered the most critical aspect of the CABG procedure. Cardica’s C-Port(R) Distal Anastomosis Systems are marketed in Europe and the United States. The PAS-Port(R) Proximal Anastomosis System is marketed in Europe and Japan, and Cardica has submitted a 510(k) premarket notification for clearance to market the PAS-Port system in the United States. Cardica also is developing additional devices with Cook Medical to facilitate vascular closure and other surgical procedures.