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Off-Pump Implant of the Jarvik 2000 Ventricular Assist Device Through Median Sternotomy
Ani C. Anyanwu, MD, Gregory W. Fischer, MD, Irina Plotkina, PA-C, Sean Pinney, MD, David H. Adams, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 84, Issue 4, Pages (October 2007) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 Steps for off-pump Jarvik implantation (Jarvik Heart Inc, New York, NY). (A) After stabilization with suction device, sutures are passed through the myocardium and through the sewing cuff. (B) Sewing cuff has been tied down and device is filled with blood in preparation for apical coring. (C) Completed implantation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 Computed tomographic scan showing completed implantation. Routing the outflow graft through the left hemithorax reduces the likelihood of kinking within the pericardial cavity. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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