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Endoscopic Vein Harvesting

• Enables harvesting of a quality conduit through a single leg incision
• ClearGlide Precision Bipolar results in less vessel damage than traditional bipolar scissors
• Open CO2 system, not dependent on gas insufflation to maintain tissue separation
• Provides flexibility to support a variety of clinical approaches and capital equipment

Endoscopic Radial Artery Harvesting

• The Watchband Incision™ enables harvesting of a quality conduit through a single incision in the wrist
• Improved cosmesis with a small 3 cm incision vs the open procedure
• Harmonic technology minimizes risk of damage to radial artery
• Procedure accomplished without the use of a tourniquet

 

 

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