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MMCTS (March 15, 2006). doi:10.1510/mmcts.2004.000935
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Closed-chest, robotically assisted CABG

Volkmar Falk*, Stephan Jacobs and Friedrich-Wilhelm W. Mohr

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heartcenter, University of Leipzig, Germany

* Corresponding author: * Volkmar Falk, Klinik für Herzchirurgie, Universität Leipzig, Herzzentrum, Strämpellstr. 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany Tel.: +49-341-865-1422/1423; fax: +49-341-865-1452. E-mail: falv{at}medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Total endoscopic coronary artery bypass grafting is a robotic assisted procedure to graft the left internal thoracic artery to the left anterior descending coronary artery without opening the chest. Through four 1-cm port incisions the procedure can be performed on the beating heart using a telemanipulation system and an endoscopic vacuum stabilizer to locally immobilize the heart.

Key Words: Coronary artery bypass grafting • Robotics • Telemanipulation

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