Author(s)

Jeffrey M. Schussler^1,2, Theodore T. Theologes³, Baron L. Hamman^3*

¹Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
²Texas A & M College of Medicine, Dallas, TX, USA.
³Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.

The Cyclone^TM 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 Cyclone^TM System (and its predecessor, the Hexalon^TM) 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.

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

Schussler, J. , Theologes, T. and Hamman, B. (2014) Surgical Coronary Revascularization Using an Off-Pump, No-Touch Technique: The Cyclone (Hexalon) Experience. Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, 4, 94-99. doi: 10.4236/ojts.2014.44019.