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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 43, 109-110, Copyright © 1987 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Vein holder for coronary bypass surgery

H Suma and A Takeuchi

Two types of vein holder were designed to facilitate coronary bypass surgery. One is designed for vein graft-to-coronary artery anastomosis and is particularly useful for the side-to-side anastomosis in sequential grafting. The other is designed for vein graft-to-aorta anastomosis and enables anastomosis by one surgeon. The vein holder holds the vein graft in a three-dimensional position without the need of forceps, which protects the vein graft wall from crush injuries caused by vascular forceps.

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