Cardiothoracic Surgeons to Discuss on Automated Anastomosis Systems

Cardica has declared that wet lab lectures and demos at the Advances in Robotic and Hybrid Coronary Revascularization meeting will include its PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System and C-Port Flex-A Anastomosis System. This conference is jointly organized by Saint Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta and the International College of Robotic Surgery.

Bernard A. Hausen, M.D., Ph.D., President and CEO of Cardica, has stated that the inauguration ceremony will include around 100 global cardiothoracic experts and it is the first-ever conference of its kind. He congratulated all the expert surgeons of less-invasive cardiothoracic procedures who are offering their presentations at the conference. He added that this meeting facilitates knowledge sharing thereby significantly improving the minimally invasive cardiac surgery field.

PAS-Port Proximal Anastomosis System and C-Port Flex-A Anastomosis System automate the linking of blood vessels, which is the most crucial step in any bypass surgery and play a major role in CABG surgery by substituting hand-sewn sutures. This automated and consistent method helps to reach the target vessels which are inaccessible. The PAS-PORT system helps in linking the graft to the aorta found nearer to the blocked area whereas the C-Port distal anastomosis system helps in attaching the graft to the coronary arteries that are downstream of the blocked area.