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Ann Thorac Surg 1976;21:72-73
© 1976 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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A Useful Instrument for Aortocoronary Bypass Operations

A. Michael Mendez, M.D., Jerome Harold Kay, M.D.*, Pablo Zubiate, M.D., Neal Vanstrom, M.D.

Department of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Accepted for publication June 25, 1975.

* Address reprint requests to Dr. Kay, 123 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90057

A punch biopsy forceps is described that is used to make openings in the aorta for anastomosing one end of a saphenous vein graft to the ascending aorta. It can be very successful in myocardial revascularization when there is severe calcification of the aortic wall.






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