Evaluation of a Novel Laser-assisted Coronary Anastomotic Connector - the Trinity Clip - in a Porcine Off-pump Bypass ModelDavid Stecher 1, Glenn Bronkers 2, Jappe O.T. Noest 2, Cornelis A.F. Tulleken 3, Imo E. Hoefer 4, Lex A. van Herwerden 1, Gerard Pasterkamp 4, Marc P. Buijsrogge 1
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, 2Vascular Connect b.v., 3Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, 4Department of Experimental Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht
This paper describes a novel nonocclusive coronary anastomotic connector in a porcine off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) model. This easy-to-use coronary connector has intrinsic potential to facilitate minimally invasive OPCAB surgery.
