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.