Pectus Bar Removal After Minimal Invasive Repair of Pectus Excavatum: Advantages of Bar Stabilizer Anvil Tool Amulya K. Saxena, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 84, Issue 4, Pages 1364-1366 (October 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.014 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 First prototype of the Bar Stabilizer Anvil tool (Walter Lorenz Surgical Inc, Jacksonville, FL) designed. The tool tip has a groove to accommodate the pectus bar and simultaneously rest on the flanges of the bar stabilizer (above) front and (below) back view. The bulky tip caused minor technical difficulties during implementation in surgery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 1364-1366DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.014) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Improved and efficient design of the second prototype Bar Stabilizer Anvil. (a) Front view showing narrowing of the second prototype tip (lower), and (b) lateral view comparing the tapering of the tip in the second prototype (lower). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 1364-1366DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.014) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions