The AnastoClip Vessel Closure System facilitates a rapid and precise vascular anastomosis. AnastoClip creates an interrupted anastomosis, or vessel attachment site, that is designed to expand and contract as the vessel pulses, which is believed to improve the durability of the attachment. The AnastoClip Vessel Closure System has the further advantages that it does not puncture the vessel wall or disrupt blood flow. Experienced users of the device report time savings in the operating room due to hemostatic anastomosis and faster clipping.
Key Benefits:
- 19% improved 24-month primary patency in arterio-venous fistulae, which are surgical attachments of arteries and veins,
and 20% improved 24-month primary patency in prosthetic grafts* |
- Interrupted anastomosis
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- Does not puncture the vessel wall
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- Fewer revisions to maintain functional patency*
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- Reduced procedure time**
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Effective in native vessels and ePTFE:
| AV access grafting |
| AV fistulas |
| Peripheral bypass grafting |
| Arteriotomy and venotomy |
| Vessel repair |
A recent study in the Journal of Vascular Surgery concluded that AnastoClip VCS improved 24-month patency and reduced revision rates versus traditional continuous sutures.*
* Shenoy S, Miller A, Peterson F, et al: A Multicenter study of permanent hemodialysis patency: Beneficial effect of clipped vascular anastomotic technique. J Vasc Surg 2003;38:229-35.
** Baguneid M, Goldner S, etal: A comparison of para-anastomotic compliance after vascular anastomosis: Non penetrating clips versus standard sutures. J Vasc Surg 2001;33:812-20.
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