HeRO ® graft implantation surgery
Dr Jeffrey h. Lawson, introduced the steps for dialysis patients implanted HeRO graft.
The place is similar to the tunnel cuff catheter placement and graft placement.Before placing venous outflow components, may need to be performed on the central venous angioplasty.HeRO Graft implantation under general anesthesia or conscious sedation.Average operation time was 60-90 minutes.In the instructions manual provides a complete implant.
In the upper extremity using internal jugular vein to HeRO graft used to carry on the clinical research.Has not yet been the center of the research through any other vein venous pathway, may increase did not run into the risk of adverse events in clinical trials.Surgeons must according to the anatomic structure of each patient, carefully chosen size appropriate target blood vessels, to adapt to the venous outflow components of 6.3 mm diameter.
The operation video
Dr Marc Glickman HeRO implanted grafts
Will see Dr Marc Glickman HeRO center vein stenosis patients implanted with graft.
HeRO Graft animation summary of implants
How to HeRO implanted grafts in patients with qualified through the central vein stenosis.
Venous outflow components
Using percutaneous endovascular technology, placed in the central vein, venous outflow components radiopaque distal tip is located in the upper right atrium.
Artery transplantation components
In the triangle between chest, where artery transplantation joint on the components connected to the venous outflow components.Execution standard artery anastomosis to transplant components connected to the target into the artery.
Implant part sample
