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Ann Thorac Surg 1995;59:1249-1250
© 1995 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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A new device for exposing the circumflex coronary artery

MD Akio Matsuura*, MD Kenzo Yasuura, MD Takashi Maseki, MD Toshihiko Ichihara, MD Ken Miyahara, MD Toshiaki Itoh, MD Takashi Watanabe, MD Mitsuya Murase

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

Accepted for publication January 23, 1995.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Matsuura, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466, Japan.

We have devised a new retractor for use in coronary artery bypass grafting that is made from three woven Teflon tapes. This method allows sufficient counterclockwise rotation of the heart, provides excellent exposure of the posterior and inferior coronary artery systems, and creates a horizontal surgical plane for the circumflex anastomosis.




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